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PAUL RICHARD SMITH
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
October 11, 1937 – July 6, 1963
Service recordPaul Richard Smith, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 6, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 24
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Born
- October 11, 1937
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 6, 1963
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date July 6, 1963. In July 1963, 7 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 24
- G W MAGBEESpecialist Five · June 22, 1963
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- CURTIS JOHN STECKBAUERCaptain · July 1, 1963
- RICHARD WEBB GEYERMajor · July 6, 1963
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 1966
- KARL DAVID SOBOLIKCaptain · November 26, 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.