Name:
Gordon Kenneth Smith
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number:
Unit:
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
2009-09-21
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Resthaven Gardens Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, LA
Plot:
Chapel of Eternal Faith Honor SW 638
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
French Legion d'honneur, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, French Croix du Guerre
Comments:
Born July 2, 1915 in Waukesha, WI. Attended the University of Wisconsin. Assignments include platoon leader in 501st PB, S-4 in 507th PIR, chief of training group at ABN Department at The Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., BN CO and Regimental XO and CO of the 325th AIR at Fort Bragg, N.C., Regimental XO and CO of the 511th PIR at Fort Campbell, Ky. Was wounded and captured during the Normandy Invasion. Later served in Korea. Also instructed ROTC at LSU.