U.S. Navy
Smith, Eugene P.Year of Action1915
Unit/CommandUSS Decatur (DD-5)
HometownIllinois
Citation
Attached to USS Decatur; for several times entering compartments on board of Decatur immediately following an explosion on board that vessel, 9 September 1915, and locating and rescuing injured shipmates.
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