Walter Leroy Smith Jr.

Korean War
Service #51148392
Unit7 SIG CO 7 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 19 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Smith was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Smith was a member of the 7th Signal Company, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on July 19, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.