To Smoyer, he was just doing his job to protect the men he considers family. WASHINGTON - One of the most celebrated World War II tank gunners received the bronze star Wednesday, during a surprise award ceremony 74-years in the making.Ĭlarence Smoyer, 96-year-old former 3rd Armored Division tank gunner, never bragged about the five tanks he destroyed in the war, including an infamous Nazi tank he leveled during a dramatic duel in war-torn Cologne, Germany. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
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18, 2019, near the National World War II Memorial in Washington. Veterans Clarence Smoyer and Joe Caserta stand near a Pershing tank, similar to the ones they were both crewmembers of during World War II, Sept. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Smoyer was recognized for his heroic efforts during the battle of Cologne, Germany, where as a t. 18, 2019, during a ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Pictured left) Clarence Smoyer, receives his long-awaited Bronze Star Sept. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption –
This photo, courtesy of the National Archives, was taken moments after the battle of Cologne. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption –Ĭlarence Smoyer (top middle) was a 21-year-old Pennsylvania native when he, and his fellow tank crew members, were photographed in Cologne, Germany, in 1945. (Pictured left) Clarence Smoyer, former 3rd Armored Division tank gunner, and Joe Caserta, World War II veteran of Omaha Beach, Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, attend a Bronze Star award ceremony, with Smoyer as the guest of honor, Sept.
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