Walter B. Smith
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
About Walter B. Smith
Born 1827. Walter B. Smith was an American.
Walter B. Smith (born 1827, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Born in 1827, in New York, Smith joined the Navy from that state. He served in the Civil War as an ordinary seaman on the . During the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he manned an artillery gun on the topgallant forecastle (a deck at the top of the ship's forecastle). When Richmond became engaged with the , Smith fired his musket into the Confederate ship's gun ports. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.
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Who was Walter B. Smith?
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
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Walter B. Smith was born in 1827 in New York.
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Walter B. Smith was American.
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· DBpedia: Walter B. Smith (Medal of Honor)
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