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ALLAN EUGENE SMITH
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 31, 1944 – October 17, 1966
Service recordAllan Eugene Smith, of Shreveport, Louisiana, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 17, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 85
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Administrative Specialist (71L)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HQS DET VTSAC 1 LOG CMD
- Born
- December 31, 1944
- Home of record
- Shreveport, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 17, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 17, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 85
- DAVID PERSHING STATESAirman First Class · October 17, 1966
- MICHAEL CLAIR THOMASLance Corporal · October 17, 1966
- STEVEN HAROLD ADAMSMaster Sergeant · October 18, 1966
- RALPH HAROLD ANGSTADTLieutenant Colonel · October 18, 1966
From Shreveport
- DONALD FREDERICK DAVIDSONLance Corporal · October 8, 1963
- ROBERT LEE WOMACKStaff Sergeant · October 11, 1965
- WILLIAM WESLEY BROWNLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- BILLY MARCUS EDWARDSSergeant · May 11, 1966
- THOMAS C GARRETT IIIPrivate · May 22, 1966
- BILLY RAY MOFFETTStaff Sergeant · May 27, 1966
- DAVID WILLIS TERRELLCorporal · July 4, 1966
- DALTON EARL JACKSONLance Corporal · October 17, 1966
- RAMON ALLEN COPPLELieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
- WILMER JAY WILLINGHAMWarrant Officer 1 · October 30, 1966
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.