Walter Stanley Smudzin
Era | Korean War |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Chief Petty Officer |
Wall | F |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 6 |
Plaque Number | 26 |
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Good Conduct, American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign w/11 Stars, National Defense Service, Philippine Liberation w/2 Stars
Walter, a USS Fletcher plank owner, fought throughout the South Pacific to include Guadalcanal and Savo Island. He saved the Fletcher by flooding the magazine during a fire.