Eugene P. Smith
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
About Eugene P. Smith
Lived 1871 – 1918 (aged 46).
Eugene Patrick Smith He joined the Navy from California and by September 9, 1915, was serving as a Chief Watertender on the . possibly related to the Spanish flu epidemic. Smith was interred at Cypress Hills National Cemetery.
Medal of Honor citation Smith's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Attached to U.S.S. Decatur; for several times entering compartments on board of Decatur immediately following an explosion on board that vessel, 9 September 1915, and locating and rescuing injured shipmates.
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Who was Eugene P. Smith?
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
When was Eugene P. Smith born?
Eugene P. Smith was born on 8 August 1871 in Quincy.
When did Eugene P. Smith die?
Eugene P. Smith died on 24 March 1918 in Brooklyn Naval Hospital.
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