Donald Eugene Smith

First Lieutenant
C CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INF RGT, 173 ABN BDE
Army of the United States
12 April 1940 - 19 November 1967
Columbus, GA
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173 ABN BDE

503RD INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!

The database page for Donald Eugene Smith

9 Nov 2001

"Not for fame or reward,
not for place or for rank,
but in simple obedience to duty,
as they understood it."
Confederate Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery

A Note from The Virtual Wall

First Lieutenant Donald E. Smith died in the bitter fighting for Hill 875. Two Medals of Honor, three Distinguished Service Crosses, and numerous Silver and Bronze Stars were awarded the men who fought there between 19 and 23 November 1967 - but at least 127 Americans died there as well, with hundreds more wounded.

A summary of the battle and a listing of the men who died
during the fighting may be found on The Virtual Wall's
Hill 875 Memorial





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Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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