Fred E. Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1873
Place of Birth: Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 29-Sep-1918
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Fred E. Smith
- Fred Eliphaz Smith (March 29, 1873 – September 29, 1918) was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
- He was born in Rockford, Illinois and graduated from the University of North Dakota in the spring of 1894.
- He first joined the national guard in 1898, later transferring to the regular army in 1899.
- He was promoted to Major due a lack of capable officers when the US joined World War I.
- On September 29, 1918, near Binarville, France, Smith showed conspicuous leadership until being mortally wounded.
- For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor four years later, on November 25, 1922.
- Smith died at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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