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IVAN RAY SMITH
Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps
February 14, 1946 – May 13, 1965
Service recordIvan Ray Smith, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 13, 1965, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 114
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Basic Operational Communicator (2500)
- Born
- February 14, 1946
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 13, 1965
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date May 13, 1965; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 114
- AMOS CARLTON WATSONSpecialist Four · May 11, 1965
- HORACE EARLE YOUNGStaff Sergeant · May 11, 1965
- JOSEPH RAY WYNN JRLance Corporal · May 14, 1965
- DONALD EDWARD CLOSECaptain · May 15, 1965
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
- HARRY STEWART THOMPSONStaff Sergeant · December 5, 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.