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JOHN SMITH JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 3, 1946 – January 8, 1970
Service recordJohn Smith JR, of New Orleans, Louisiana, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 8, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 15
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- April 3, 1946
- Home of record
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 8, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date January 8, 1970; four of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 15
- HAROLD KENNETH RAPPAPORTMaster Sergeant · January 8, 1970
- JOHN MICHAEL RICESergeant · January 8, 1970
- JAMES ROBERT RUTLEDGE JRCorporal · January 8, 1970
- FELIX SOLISSergeant · January 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- TERRY EUGENE GORSLENEPrivate First Class · Panel 14W, Line 13
From New Orleans
- GEORGE EDWARD FLYNN IIICaptain · September 23, 1964
- HARRY EMILUS ROWLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- EPHRON WALLACE JRSpecialist Four · October 5, 1965
- ROBERT ANGELO SOLORZANOLance Corporal · November 3, 1965
- CARL STEPHEN DANIELSPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- HERMAN LOUIS JEFFERSON JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- EARL DUBOIS AULLSecond Lieutenant · November 17, 1965
- LAVINE JOHN BANKSSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOHNNY WILLIAM BOUINGTONPrivate First Class · November 25, 1965
- RONALD FRANCIS RODMajor · December 4, 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.