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DONALD ALLEN SMITH JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
May 8, 1946 – October 4, 1966
Service recordDonald Allen Smith JR, of Royal Oak, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 47
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Redstone Electronic Mechanic (21B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- May 8, 1946
- Home of record
- Royal Oak, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 4, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 4, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 47
- AUGUSTINE DANIEL RUSSOSergeant · October 4, 1966
- RONALD KEITH STANEARTPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- ROBERT JAMES STEELPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- DAVID ONEIL WEBSTERCaptain · October 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JOHN THOMAS BIRDSpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 43
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 43
- HENRY LEE CREEKPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 44
- SAM WEBSTER DAILYStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 44
- JOHNNIE LINCOLN DANIELCaptain · Panel 11E, Line 44
- RONALD EUGENE LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- JAMES GARRIS LITTSPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- HOMER LEE PICKETTSergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- RICHARD MICHAEL PROCIVStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · Panel 11E, Line 46
- KENNETH WADE WESTFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11E, Line 48
From Royal Oak
- JOHN CHRISTOPHER KNAGGSCaptain · October 29, 1964
- ROBERT EDWARDS RAWLSCaptain · September 18, 1965
- MARTIN JOHN MASSUCCIMajor · October 1, 1965
- ROBERT FRANKLIN TOWNSENDSergeant First Class · November 4, 1965
- JARMO ANTERO KARIPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- RONALD LOUIS POWELLLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- THOMAS EDDY BIRDSALLLance Corporal · November 12, 1966
- LARRY DAVID ROSSPrivate First Class · February 18, 1967
- DAVID FRANKLIN VANDERCOOKPrivate First Class · February 25, 1967
- KENNETH MILES EDWARDSPrivate First Class · February 28, 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.