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LEON BOYD SMITH II
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 2, 1936 – January 12, 1966
Service recordLeon Boyd Smith II, of Miami, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 12, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 66
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- January 2, 1936
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 12, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date January 12, 1966; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 66
- RAYMOND EARL BROWNLance Corporal · January 12, 1966
- JOSEPH CLAIR CORRELLStaff Sergeant · January 12, 1966
- CARSON EARL HAIRELance Corporal · January 12, 1966
- RICHARD EARL HARPERSpecialist Four · January 12, 1966
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- HAROLD GRANVILLE HUGHARTPrivate · January 29, 1966
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.