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GARY SMITH
Corporal · U.S. Army
April 16, 1949 – February 14, 1970
Service recordGary Smith, of Tarrant, Alabama, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 14, 1970, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 12
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 16, 1949
- Home of record
- Tarrant, Alabama (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 14, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date February 14, 1970; two of them were lost in Binh Thuan Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 12
- GREGORY CARLYLE SCHOPERFirst Lieutenant · February 14, 1970
- FERDINAND J SOCHUREK IIIPrivate First Class · February 14, 1970
- CHARLES EDWARD THOMAS JRSpecialist Four · February 14, 1970
- EARL CARL E TIDWELL JRCorporal · February 14, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM LOUIS CLINESergeant · Panel 13W, Line 7
- ERNESTO CUEVAS-RIVERASpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 7
- JERROLD BERNELL DAYCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 8
- JOSEPH WILLIE DUNCANSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 8
- HAROLD PHILIP FESPERMANSergeant · Panel 13W, Line 8
- WAYNE DABNEY MCRAYSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 11
- GREGORY CARLYLE SCHOPERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 13W, Line 12
- FERDINAND J SOCHUREK IIIPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 12
- EARL CARL E TIDWELL JRCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 12
- JAMES HARDY WILBANKSCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 13
From Tarrant
- RAYMOND EDWARD BOBESergeant First Class · March 16, 1969
- THOMAS MARVIN HILL JRCorporal · February 10, 1970
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.