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WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 13, 1949 – April 3, 1970
Service recordWilliam Thomas Smith, of Port Townsend, Washington, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 3, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 90
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- September 13, 1949
- Home of record
- Port Townsend, Washington (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 3, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 90
- ARNOLD TILMAN RIDERStaff Sergeant · April 3, 1970
- THOMAS JOSEPH SILVASpecialist Four · April 3, 1970
- RICHARD LEE WILKERSONSpecialist Four · April 3, 1970
- JOHN WILLIAM WILSONFirst Lieutenant · April 3, 1970
From Port Townsend
- MARVIN GLEN SHIELDSPetty Officer Third Class · June 10, 1965
- JOHN EVERETT PADDOCKLance Corporal · September 11, 1966
- TIMOTHY JAMES MCMAHONPetty Officer Third Class · September 18, 1966
- STEPHEN RAY LOPEMANPrivate First Class · May 11, 1969
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.