OUR NEIGHBORS in the SERVICES.
Spencer, Iowa
Private First Class Roy C. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith, has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He was with a tank destroyer battalion in the vicinity of Mount Montecello, Italy, on December 14, 1943, when the action occurred for which he was given the citation.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 4, 1944
