Show laketown Lake town soldier receives citation in italy with the fifth army italy sergeant morris E smith of laketown Lake town recently was cited for heroic achievement in action by the commanding general of the its armored division on the fifth army aront in italy the citation reads in part As a crew member of a tank recovery vehicle sergeant smith and two other enlisted men went forward repeatedly under beav enemy artillery and small arms fire to recover vehicles knocked out by enemy action on one such occasion thir own vehicle hit a mine disregarding their own personal welfare these men went to work at once to repair the damage while eamy shells peppered the area in which they worked subsequently while hile attempting to right a tipped over tank these men were sub ejected to direct enemy fire but they continued at their task and successfully evacuated evacuate ed the tank to the rear their courage and devotion to duty deserves high praise |