Larry E. Smedley

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Larry Eugene Smedley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Front Royal, Warren County, VA, United States
Death: December 21, 1967 (18)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam (Viet Nam)
Place of Burial: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of SSGT Russell Eugene Smedley, Sr. and Mary E. Smedley
Brother of Richard Clark Smedley and Valerie Smedley

Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Larry E. Smedley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_E._Smedley

Corporal Larry Eugene Smedley (March 4, 1949 – December 21, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in December 1967 in Quảng Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam. The Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum in Florida is named for him.

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Larry E. Smedley's Timeline

1949
March 4, 1949
Front Royal, Warren County, VA, United States
1967
December 21, 1967
Age 18
Quảng Nam, Vietnam (Viet Nam)
1968
January 4, 1968
Age 18
Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States