Leston D. Smith
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Unit Info: Army National Guard
Leston D. Smith entered the Army National Guard on February 10, 1941. Home at entry: Nashwauk, Minnesota.
He had two years and seven months of prior service in the U,S. Army. He served as a Master Sergeant and Sergeant Major with Headquarters Battery of the 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion in the Central Europe Campaign.
He received the following: Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on October 16, 1945, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 300.
