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Richard
Albert
Smith
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Iowa

Home:

, 

Iowa

Richard Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1932.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Richard Albert Smith (ASN: 0-19512), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 27 January 1945.