1LT Donald Eugene Smith, Columbus, GA on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Donald Eugene Smith

First Lieutenant
C CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Columbus, Georgia
April 12, 1940 to November 19, 1967
DONALD E SMITH is on the Wall at Panel 30E, Line 32

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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"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

"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