US PARAS Smith, Robert Burr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Robert Burr ​

• UNIT

506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Bronze Star ​

• PLACE

Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 2.5.1924​

2 x purple hearts​

postwar Lieutenant Colonel,Special Forces​

with Delta Force during Op.Eagle Claw 1980​

died 7.1.1983​

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery,San Diego,California Section T Site C-134 ​

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[smithfinn]

Robert Burr Smith

My father also had two purple hearts!