David Smith

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

This soldier, when a shell struck an ammunition chest exploding a number of cartridges and setting fire to the packing tow, procured water and extinguished the fire, thus preventing the explosion of the remaining ammunition.

Rank: Sergeant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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