John graduated in 1937 from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He entered the service from Pennsylvania. He was married to Betty J Smith and living in Pasadena, Los Angeles county, California.
John was lost and reported missing when USS Wasp (CV 7) was sunk by a Japanese submarine on September 15, 1942. He was officially declared dead on September 16, 1943. Incident location: Solomon Islands, Coral Sea.
John Caspar Henderson Smith is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Navy Presidential Unit Citation
★ Navy Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
John graduated in 1937 from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He entered the service from Pennsylvania. He was married to Betty J Smith and living in Pasadena, Los Angeles county, California.
John was lost and reported missing when USS Wasp (CV 7) was sunk by a Japanese submarine on September 15, 1942. He was officially declared dead on September 16, 1943. Incident location: Solomon Islands, Coral Sea.
John Caspar Henderson Smith is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Navy Presidential Unit Citation
★ Navy Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
★ Navy Expeditionary Medal
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania.
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