David Lafayette Smith-Olean, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 07.512 W 078° 24.660
17T E 714001 N 4666921
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Warwick Courthouse, VA on April 6, 1862. He is buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Olean, NY.
Waymark Code: WM10HQY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2019
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He was born on May 1, 1835 in Cameron, NY and died on June 8, 1916 in Olean, NY. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SMITH, DAVID L.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery E, 1st New York Light Artillery
• Place and date: At Warwick Courthouse, Va., 6 April 1862
• Entered service at: Bath, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 6 August 1906
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.
Armed Service: Army
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