Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
Hometown: Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Age: 33 years old
Died: April 4, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Army Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Shot in combat while manning the machine gun on an armored personnel carrier to enable his men to escape. They all did.
Related Links:
Soldier Killed in Iraq Gets Medal of Honor (Washington Post, April 5, 2005)
Iraq hero joins hallowed group (St. Petersburg Times, Feb. 2, 2005)
Paul R. Smith Medal of Honor citation (washingtonpost.com, July 9, 2007)
