John Lucian Smith
Military Person
1914 – 1972
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Who was John Lucian Smith?
John Lucian Smith is a Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corps ace who, as Commanding Officer of VMF-223 shot down 19 Japanese planes in World War II and led his squadron to a destroy a total of 83 enemy aircraft during the Solomon Islands campaign.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1914
Lexington - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Oklahoma
- Died
- Jun 10, 1972
Encino - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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