Peter L. Smith
Status: KIA
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Peter L. Smith, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, in Fallujah, Iraq. Under heavy fire during the battle for Fallujah on 12 November 2004, Smith organized the evacuation of his company executive officer, who was fatally wounded. The next day he led the company during 18 hours of intense house-to-house fighting after the company commander also was killed in action.
