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class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG/220px-John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG/330px-John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG/440px-John_L._Smith_USMC_Fighter_Ace.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">Smith in February 1943</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1914-12-26</span>)</span>December 26, 1914<br /><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Oklahoma" title="Lexington, Oklahoma">Lexington, Oklahoma</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">June 9, 1972<span style="display:none">(1972-06-09)</span> (aged 57)<br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data">United States Marine Corps</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1936–1960</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/VMF-223" class="mw-redirect" title="VMF-223">VMF-223</a><br />Marine Aircraft Group 33</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></b><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> (4)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> (United Kingdom)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Lucian Smith</b> (December 26, 1914 – June 9, 1972) was an American <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a> who, as commanding officer of <a href="/wiki/VMF-223" class="mw-redirect" title="VMF-223">VMF-223</a>, shot down 19 Japanese planes in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and led his squadron to destroy a total of 83 enemy aircraft during the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_campaign" title="Solomon Islands campaign">Solomon Islands campaign</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John Lucian Smith was born on December 26, 1914, in <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Oklahoma" title="Lexington, Oklahoma">Lexington, Oklahoma</a>. He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">University of Oklahoma</a> where he was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve Officers Training Corps">Reserve Officers Training Corps</a>, graduating in May 1936. During the same month, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Army Field Artillery, but resigned in July that year to accept a commission in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> as a second lieutenant. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marine_aviator">Marine aviator</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Marine aviator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_Smith,_Major_Galer,_and_Captain_Carl,_Guadalcanal,_1942_(5912343331).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg/220px-Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg/330px-Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg/440px-Major_Smith%2C_Major_Galer%2C_and_Captain_Carl%2C_Guadalcanal%2C_1942_%285912343331%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1412" data-file-height="1113" /></a><figcaption>Major John L. Smith, Major <a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Galer" title="Robert E. Galer">Robert E. Galer</a>, and Captain <a href="/wiki/Marion_E._Carl" class="mw-redirect" title="Marion E. Carl">Marion E. Carl</a> pose for a photo after being awarded Navy Crosses for their actions at Guadalcanal.</figcaption></figure> <p>After receiving his Marine Corps commission, he was ordered to <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Navy_Yard" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Navy Yard">Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, where he attended the <a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">Marine Basic School</a>. </p><p>Following various duty assignments at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico" title="Marine Corps Base Quantico">Quantico</a>, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Recruit_Depot_Parris_Island" title="Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island">Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, in 1937, he was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">Naval Air Station, Pensacola</a> in July 1938 to begin flight training. A year later he graduated and was designated a <a href="/wiki/Naval_aviator" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval aviator">Naval Aviator</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the crucial battle for the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomons</a>, he led <a href="/wiki/VMF-223" class="mw-redirect" title="VMF-223">Marine Fighter Squadron 223</a> (VMF-223) on sorties against the enemy, during which the squadron accounted for 83 enemy aircraft destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-Inc1942_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inc1942-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aerial_victory_credits">Aerial victory credits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aerial victory credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Aircraft Types Claimed (location) </th></tr> <tr> <td>21 Aug 1942</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zeke</a> destroyed (<a href="/wiki/Henderson_Field_(Guadalcanal)" title="Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)">Cactus</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 Aug 1942</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty bombers</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 Aug 1942</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty bombers</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 Aug 1942<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>4</td> <td>4 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zekes</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>09 Sep 1942</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zeke</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 Sep 1942</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty bomber</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 1942</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty bombers</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 Sep 1942</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty bombers</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep 1942</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zeke</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>02 Oct 1942</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zeke</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td>03 Oct 1942</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M Zekes</a> destroyed (Cactus) </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>While on temporary duty in Washington after his return from the Pacific, he was presented the Medal of Honor by President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> on February 24, 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several months' duty in Washington, he served as <a href="/wiki/Executive_officer" title="Executive officer">executive officer</a> of <a href="/wiki/Marine_Aircraft_Group_32" title="Marine Aircraft Group 32">Marine Aircraft Group 32</a>, then located at <a href="/wiki/Oahu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Oahu, Hawaii">Oahu, Hawaii</a>. A few months later, he moved to the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and took part in the aerial offensives in the <a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Archipelago" title="Bismarck Archipelago">Bismarck Archipelago</a> in November and December 1944; moved up to <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> in the Philippines in January and February 1945; then on to <a href="/wiki/Mindoro" title="Mindoro">Mindoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>, and finally up to the <a href="/wiki/Sulu_Archipelago" title="Sulu Archipelago">Sulu Archipelago</a>. </p><p>For his services in the Philippines during the period November 1944 to June 1945, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> for exceedingly meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 32 in extensive support of ground and surface forces in the liberation of <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">Zamboanga Peninsula</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sulu_Archipelago" title="Sulu Archipelago">Sulu Archipelago</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>. </p><p>After his return to the United States in June 1945, he served at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, until December 1945, and then was transferred to Quantico, Virginia, to serve as station operations officer. After his duty there and after performing various duties at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Cherry_Point" title="Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point">Cherry Point, North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Havana,_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Havana, Cuba">Havana, Cuba</a>, in 1946 and 1947, he was detached from duty at the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Air Station, Norfolk</a>, Virginia, to perform duty involving flying on the staff of commander, air force, Atlantic Fleet. In November 1948 he was on temporary aviation duty in England, France, and Germany. </p><p>Lieutenant Colonel Smith was detailed as Marine Corps Aide to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Navy Department</a>, Washington, in December 1949; promoted to colonel on January 1, 1951; and in May 1951, he joined the Staff, Standing Group, of the <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic Treaty Organization">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a>, for two years. Following duty with Marine Training Group 10, at the <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro" title="Marine Corps Air Station El Toro">Marine Corps Air Station El Toro</a>, California, he began a year's duty in <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a> in July 1953. He served first as <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_Aircraft_Group_33" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Aircraft Group 33">Marine Aircraft Group 33</a>, until February 1954, then as assistant chief of staff, G-4 of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. </p><p>Upon his return from Korea, Smith was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a> in August 1954, and entered the <a href="/wiki/National_War_College" title="National War College">National War College</a>, completing the course in June 1955. The following month he was assigned to Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, as a member of the Advanced Research Group, serving in this capacity until July 1956. That August he assumed his duties at <a href="/wiki/Pensacola_Naval_Air_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Pensacola Naval Air Station">Pensacola Naval Air Station</a> as liaison officer on the staff of the chief of Naval Air Training. </p><p>Colonel Smith retired from the Marine Corps on September 1, 1960, after which he worked in the defense industry until his suicide on June 9, 1972, in <a href="/wiki/Encino,_Los_Angeles" title="Encino, Los Angeles">Encino, Los Angeles</a>, California.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is buried at <a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_John_L._Smith,_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum,_Captain_Marion_E._Carl,_80-G-398897.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg/220px-Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg/330px-Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg/440px-Major_John_L._Smith%2C_Lieutenant_Colonel_Richard_Mangrum%2C_Captain_Marion_E._Carl%2C_80-G-398897.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1004" /></a><figcaption>Major John L. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Mangrum" title="Richard C. Mangrum">Richard C. Mangrum</a>, and Captain Marion E. Carl pose for photos after returning to the United States after service in the Cactus Air Force at Guadalcanal in 1942.</figcaption></figure> <p>A complete list of Smith's medals and decorations includes: the Medal of Honor; the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> with Combat "V;" the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a> with Combat "V;" the <a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> with three Gold Stars, indicative of four awards; the Navy Presidential Unit Citation; the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon with one bronze star; the American Defense Service Medal with Base clasp; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star, indicative of five bronze stars; the American Campaign Medal; the World War II Victory Medal; the Navy Occupation Service Medal with European clasp; the National Defense Service Medal; Distinguished Service Order; the Korean Service Medal with one bronze star; the United Nations Service Medal; the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star; the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. </p><p>Smith was featured on the cover of the 7 December 1942 issue of Life Magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-Inc1942_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inc1942-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/200px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/300px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/400px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1362" data-file-height="469" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg/106px-Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg/159px-Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg/212px-Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <div style="position:relative; 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Smith, USMC in an aircraft cockpit at Naval Air Station, Anacostia, Washington D.C., in November 1942</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>MAJOR JOHN L. SMITH</b><br />UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS</div> <p>for service as set forth in the following CITATION: </p> <blockquote><p>For conspicuous gallantry and heroic achievement in aerial combat above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO TWENTY-THREE, during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area, August – September, 1942. Repeatedly risking his life in aggressive and daring attacks, Major Smith led his squadron against a determined force, greatly superior in numbers, personally shooting down sixteen Japanese planes between August 21 and September 15, 1942. In spite of the limited combat experience of many of the pilots of this squadron, they achieved the notable record of a total of eighty-three enemy aircraft destroyed in this period, mainly attributable to the thorough training under Major Smith and to his intrepid and inspiring leadership. His bold tactics and indomitable fighting spirit and the valiant and zealous fortitude of the men of his command not only rendered the enemy's attacks ineffective and costly to them but contributed to the security of our advance base. His loyal and courageous devotion to duty sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">United States Naval Service</a>. </p><p>/S/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cactus_Air_Force" title="Cactus Air Force">Cactus Air Force</a> – VMF-223, with Smith in command, was a part of the Cactus Air Force based out of <a href="/wiki/Honiara_International_Airport" title="Honiara International Airport">Henderson Field</a> on Guadalcanal.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(flying_ace)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Tillman2014-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Tillman2014_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBarrett_Tillman2014" class="citation book cs1">Barrett Tillman (20 May 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7JCqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179"><i>US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II</i></a>. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 179–. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78200-953-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78200-953-5"><bdi>978-1-78200-953-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=US+Marine+Corps+Fighter+Squadrons+of+World+War+II&rft.pages=179-&rft.pub=Bloomsbury+Publishing&rft.date=2014-05-20&rft.isbn=978-1-78200-953-5&rft.au=Barrett+Tillman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D7JCqCwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA179&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Smith+%28flying+ace%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Inc1942-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Inc1942_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Inc1942_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HlEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA120">"Captain Smith and His Fighting 223"</a>. <i>LIFE</i>. Time Inc. 7 December 1942. pp. 120–. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0024-3019">0024-3019</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=LIFE&rft.atitle=Captain+Smith+and+His+Fighting+223&rft.pages=120-&rft.date=1942-12-07&rft.issn=0024-3019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DHlEEAAAAMBAJ%26pg%3DPA120&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Smith+%28flying+ace%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Smith's flight on that memorable day is documented in <a href="/wiki/Edward_H._Sims" title="Edward H. Sims">Edward H. Sims</a>' book <i>Greatest Fighter Missions</i>, as the second chapter of that compilation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Marines</i>. Zenith Imprint. 2007. pp. 70–. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61060-024-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-61060-024-8"><bdi>978-1-61060-024-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Marines&rft.pages=70-&rft.pub=Zenith+Imprint&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-61060-024-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Smith+%28flying+ace%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/14/archives/john-smith-war-ace-diesi-won-medal-of-honor-in-42.html">"John Smith, War Ace, Dies; Won Medal of Honor in '42"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. AP. June 14, 1972.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=John+Smith%2C+War+Ace%2C+Dies%3B+Won+Medal+of+Honor+in+%2742&rft.date=1972-06-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1972%2F06%2F14%2Farchives%2Fjohn-smith-war-ace-diesi-won-medal-of-honor-in-42.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Smith+%28flying+ace%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/johnluci.htm">"John Lucian Smith, Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Arlington National Cemetery profile"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">25–29</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Gabreski" title="Gabby Gabreski">Gabby Gabreski</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pappy_Boyington" title="Pappy Boyington">Gregory Boyington</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson" title="Robert S. Johnson">Robert S. Johnson</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._MacDonald" title="Charles H. MacDonald">Charles H. MacDonald</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preddy" title="George Preddy">George Preddy</a> <small>(26.83)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Foss" title="Joe Foss">Joe Foss</a> <small>(26)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Hanson" title="Robert M. Hanson">Robert M. Hanson</a> <small>(25)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">20–24</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Meyer" title="John C. Meyer">John C. Meyer</a> <small>(24)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_E._Harris" title="Cecil E. Harris">Cecil E. Harris</a> <small>(24)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_A._Valencia_Jr." title="Eugene A. Valencia Jr.">Eugene A. Valencia</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_C._Wade" title="Lance C. Wade">Lance C. Wade</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Schilling" title="David C. Schilling">David C. Schilling</a> <small>(22.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Johnson" title="Gerald R. Johnson">Gerald R. Johnson</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neel_E._Kearby" title="Neel E. Kearby">Neel E. Kearby</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_T._Robbins" title="Jay T. Robbins">Jay T. Robbins</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Salvatore_Gentile" title="Dominic Salvatore Gentile">Dominic Salvatore Gentile</a> <small>(21.83)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_J._Christensen" title="Fred J. Christensen">Fred J. Christensen</a> <small>(21.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Shuey_Wetmore" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Shuey Wetmore">Ray Shuey Wetmore</a> <small>(21.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Voll" title="John J. Voll">John J. Voll</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_A._Walsh" title="Kenneth A. Walsh">Kenneth A. Walsh</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Mahurin" title="Bud Mahurin">Walker Mahurin</a> <small>(20.75)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_N._Aldrich" title="Donald N. Aldrich">Donald N. Aldrich</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Lynch_(aviator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Lynch (aviator)">Thomas J. Lynch</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Westbrook_(pilot)" title="Robert B. Westbrook (pilot)"> Robert B. Westbrook</a> <small>(20)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">15–19</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_E._Duncan" title="Glenn E. Duncan">Glenn E. Duncan</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_D._Fleming" title="Patrick D. Fleming">Patrick D. Fleming</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_N._Nooy" title="Cornelius N. Nooy">Cornelius N. Nooy</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Lucian Smith</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Vraciu" title="Alexander Vraciu">Alexander Vraciu</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Benko" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur J. Benko">Arthur J. Benko</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Eugene_Carl" title="Marion Eugene Carl">Marion E. Carl</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_K._Carson" title="Leonard K. Carson">Leonard K. Carson</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_T._Eagleston" title="Glenn T. Eagleston">Glenn T. Eagleston</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_J._Thomas" title="Wilbur J. Thomas">Wilbur J. Thomas</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_C._Beckham" title="Walter C. Beckham">Walter C. Beckham</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herschel_Green" title="Herschel Green">Herschel Green</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._%22Pappy%22_Herbst" class="mw-redirect" title="John C. "Pappy" Herbst">John C. "Pappy" Herbst</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Older" title="Charles Older">Charles Older</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Zemke" title="Hubert Zemke">Hubert Zemke</a> <small>(17.75)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._England" title="John B. England">John B. England</a> <small>(17.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Blakeslee" title="Donald Blakeslee">Donald Blakeslee</a> <small>(17.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Beeson" title="Duane Beeson">Duane Beeson</a> <small>(17.33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Thornell_Jr." title="John F. Thornell Jr.">John F. Thornell Jr.</a> <small>(17.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_W._Johnson_(military_officer)" title="Gerald W. Johnson (military officer)">Gerald W. Johnson</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Varnell_Jr." title="James S. Varnell Jr.">James S. Varnell Jr.</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Godfrey" title="John T. Godfrey">John T. Godfrey</a> <small>(16.33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Anderson" title="Bud Anderson">Bud Anderson</a> <small>(16.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_T._Whisner_Jr." title="William T. Whisner Jr.">William T. Whisner Jr. </a> <small>(16.4)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Baker_(aviator)" title="Douglas Baker (aviator)">Douglas Baker</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harris_(aviator)" title="Bill Harris (aviator)">Bill Harris</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_C._Kepford" title="Ira C. Kepford">Ira C. Kepford</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Stimpson" title="Charles R. Stimpson">Charles R. Stimpson</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Welch" class="mw-redirect" title="George S. Welch">George S. 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