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GARY MARTIN SMITH
Private · U.S. Army
September 1, 1946 – May 26, 1967
Service recordGary Martin Smith, of Detroit, Michigan, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1967, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 20E, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20E · Line 125
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Detroit, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
91 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1967; five of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20E, Line 125
- JACK SMASOPrivate First Class · May 26, 1967
- JOSEPH PRESTON SMITHCorporal · May 26, 1967
- LADDIE C STIERWALTPetty Officer Third Class · May 26, 1967
- RICHARD EDWARD WILKINSSpecialist Four · May 26, 1967
Same unit, same day
- JAMES EDWARD COLEMANPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 111
- JERONIMO GARCIA-SOTOSergeant First Class · Panel 20E, Line 115
- FRANK JAMISONPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 117
- EMMETT JERMANY JRPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 117
- XAVIER JOHNSONSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 118
- LARRY FRANK MARKUSPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 119
- SHELTON MORGANPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 121
- JIMMY KEITH MORRISONPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 121
- OXLEY CARRINGTON MOULTRIEStaff Sergeant · Panel 20E, Line 122
- DAVID LEE NIEMANNPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 122
- RICHARD EDWARD POTTERPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 123
From Detroit
- SAMUEL EUGENE HURDAirman Third Class · January 3, 1964
- LEO BERT ABRAMOSKICaptain · July 28, 1964
- GEORGE PAUL ZUPANCICCorporal · June 26, 1965
- MARSHALL DANIEL HOLMANPrivate First Class · July 9, 1965
- ELIAS BELL JRCorporal · July 13, 1965
- ARTHUR F HAMMARSTROM JRLieutenant Colonel · July 24, 1965
- JAMES THOMAS CLARKPrivate · August 17, 1965
- BRUCE JAMES HENRICHPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- ROBERT TAGLIONESergeant · August 18, 1965
- MERRILL LAGENE LANTRYCorporal · September 2, 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.