PFC Donald Frank Smith Plaque
Details:
On the ground near the 8th Infantry Division Medal of Honor monument.
PlaqueA thick rectangular stone plaque set on the ground, with carved lettering inscribed in English. The plaque is dedicated in memory of Private First Class Donald Frank Smith, who died while serving in the 8611th Army Unit of the 11th U.S. Army Security Agency Field Station in Baumholder, Germany, in 1953. This unit conducted signal intelligence, communications interception, and analysis during the early Cold War era.
Source of photos: Sergeant Major (Retired) Mike Richter, googlemaps
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF
PFC DONALD F. SMITH
DECEASED
5 MAY 1953
Commemorates:
Units:
8611th Army Administrative Unit
United States Army
Wars:
Cold War
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