War Stories with Preston and Sayre
Society & Culture
1LT Roger Smith (B/1-4 Marines) Battle of Guam, 21JUL1944
21JUL1944: Serving as a mortar platoon, 1LT Roger Smith hit the beach with his mortar platoon right behind the advancing infantrymen. Identifying a wounded Marine lying close to a hostile pillbox, he stopped his men and began working a rescue plan to pull him back to friendly lines. Alternating between his rifle, grenades and a flame thrower, LT Smith did all he could to suppress the enemy strong point, being wounded in the process. Continuing to push forward, LT Smith silenced the enemy position, saving the wounded Marine but himself dying from his wounds.
For his sacrifice and bravery, 1LT Roger Smith would be posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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