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ROBERT JEREMIAH SMITH
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 16, 1947 – September 29, 1967
Service recordRobert Jeremiah Smith, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 29, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 27E, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27E · Line 32
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- May 16, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 29, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date September 29, 1967; 15 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27E, Line 32
- CULLEN GEORGE STARNES JRMajor · September 29, 1967
- JAMES MICHAEL SUNDAYSpecialist Five · September 29, 1967
- GEORGE HENRY ULRICHCorporal · September 29, 1967
- BENNETT G WILDERChief Warrant Officer 3 · September 29, 1967
Same unit, same day
- CULLEN BARKSDALE JRSergeant · Panel 27E, Line 27
- EDWARD CHARLES BECKSpecialist Four · Panel 27E, Line 27
- WILLIE FARMER JRSergeant · Panel 27E, Line 27
- JAMES BENJAMIN FIELDSSergeant First Class · Panel 27E, Line 28
- DAVID ANTHONY GENTRYCorporal · Panel 27E, Line 28
- KENNETH LEON GREENSpecialist Four · Panel 27E, Line 28
- WILLIAM EUGENE HAMILTONPrivate First Class · Panel 27E, Line 28
- CRAIG ALLAN MCDANIELStaff Sergeant · Panel 27E, Line 30
- CLYDE VERNON MOOREFirst Lieutenant · Panel 27E, Line 30
- GEORGE EDWARD OVERSHINECorporal · Panel 27E, Line 30
- CLARENCE RIVERSPrivate First Class · Panel 27E, Line 31
- GEORGE HENRY ULRICHCorporal · Panel 27E, Line 32
- WILLIAM EARL WILSONSergeant · Panel 27E, Line 33
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.