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ALBERT MERRIMAN SMITH
Captain · U.S. Army
June 29, 1938 – February 18, 1966
Service recordAlbert Merriman Smith, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 49
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Born
- June 29, 1938
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date February 18, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 49
- SHEPPARD ROBINSON JRSpecialist Four · February 18, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS RUFFINLieutenant Commander · February 18, 1966
- THOMAS ANTHONY SCHROEFFELLieutenant (junior grade) · February 18, 1966
- DONALD MAILY SHAFER IIPrivate First Class · February 18, 1966
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.