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Larry Eugene Smedley
Corporal, US Marine Corps

Born:   Mar 04, 1949 at Front Royal, VA
Entered Service:   Orlando, FL
Date/Place of Action:  Dec 20 & 21, 1967 - Happy Valley, Phouc Ninh (2), Vietnam
Unit:   Company D, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation:  To His Family At the White House
     By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 20, 1969
Date of Death:   Dec 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
 

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