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DAVID WALTER SMITH
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 23, 1949 – May 17, 1970
Service recordDavid Walter Smith, of Everett, Washington, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 17, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 57
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Legal Specialist (71D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 23, 1949
- Home of record
- Everett, Washington (Snohomish County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 17, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date May 17, 1970; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 57
- RICHARD ALLEN HAITHCOXCorporal · May 17, 1970
- ROGER ALAN HICKOKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1970
- DAVID FRANCIS JOHNSONSergeant · May 17, 1970
- HENRY JAMES KETHESergeant · May 17, 1970
Same unit, same day
- SAMMIE EDWARD ALEXANDERSergeant First Class · Panel 10W, Line 55
- PHILLIP FRED ARNOLDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 55
- PAUL ROGER BROWDERSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 56
- MICHAEL HARRY CORWINSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 56
- ROY ANDREW PETTY JRSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 58
- GEORGE CLIFTON SCHULTZ JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 10W, Line 58
From Everett
- PAUL HERBERT EKLUNDSecond Lieutenant · November 19, 1965
- PATRICK MICHAEL DOYLELance Corporal · March 25, 1966
- BILLIE DWAINE LANDERSStaff Sergeant · September 17, 1966
- ROBERT LAYMON ARMITAGEPrivate First Class · February 4, 1967
- RONALD DAVID HARTSpecialist Four · February 17, 1967
- JOE PAUL LARSENPrivate First Class · May 18, 1967
- EDWARD JOHN WAGNER JRSergeant · May 19, 1967
- ROBERT HARVEY PEARSONCaptain · June 11, 1967
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL DAWSONSpecialist Four · July 21, 1967
- RICKY PALMER MATTERNWarrant Officer 1 · September 3, 1967
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.