Tombstones of Our Fallen Warriors
Weakley County, Tennessee


 
WORLD WAR II
  
  

SMITH, Richard Philemon
Palmersville Cemetery


Richard P. Smith
Birth:     Jan. 11, 1922
Palmersville
Weakley County
Tennessee, USA
Death:     Oct. 25, 1944, USA

U.S. Navy
World War II
Lost at Sea

Richard was killed in the second battle of the Philippines. He had sailed with Admiral Halsey's Navy.

Memorialized @ Manila American Cemetery, Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.

Awards: Navy Cross, Purple Heart

Parents:
Philemon Andrew Smith (1885 - 1989)
Josie Rebecca Brann Smith (1889 - 1969)

Siblings:
Elnora Smith Stewart
Willie B. Smith Griffith
Carol Beth Smith Hutcherson

Inscription:
Richard was Lost at Sea

Burial:
Palmersville Cemetery
Palmersville
Weakley County
Tennessee, USA

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