Photograph associated with Wilhelm Smith

Peacetime and interim

Wilhelm Smith

Gunner's Mate First Class · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

Date not recorded · USS New

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Branch
U.S. Navy
Era
Peacetime and other actions
Home state
New York
Action
USS New

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S.S. New York, for entering a compartment filled with gases and rescuing a shipmate on 24 January

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

Audio credits