PFC JOHN THOMAS SMITH
"C" Company
716th Military Police Battalion
Age
20 - From West Babylon, New York
Killed in action
during the 1968 Tet Offensive in Saigon (Gia Dinh Province, South Viet
Nam) on January 31, 1968
INFORMATION
FROM VIETNAM VETERANS
MEMORIAL FUND (www.vvmf.org)
JOHN THOMAS
SMITH
is honored on Panel 36E, Row 36 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Full Name: JOHN THOMAS SMITH
Wall Name: JOHN T SMITH
Date of Birth: 11/1/1947
Date of Casualty: 1/31/1968
Home of Record: WEST BABYLON
State: NY
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: PFC
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: GIA DINH
FROM
"THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL"
(http://tanaya.net/vmw/S/rec-48333.html)
Let us not
forget Private First Class John Thomas Smith, casualty of the Vietnam
War. As a member of the Army Selective Service, PFC Smith served our
country until January 31st, 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. He was 20
years old and was not married. John died from multiple fragmentation
wounds. His body was recovered. John was born on November 1st, 1947 in
West Babylon, New York.
PFC Smith is on panel 36E, line 036 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in
Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
CASUALTY
RECORD FOR JOHN THOMAS SMITH
FROM WWW.NO-QUARTER.ORG
(http://www.no-quarter.org/gui/detail.php?ID=48334)
GENERAL/PERSONAL
Home: West Babylon, New York
Birth Date:
1947-11-01
Sex: Male
Race:
Caucasian
Married/Single:
Single
Religion:
Methodist
Citizen:
Yes
MILITARY
Service:
Army
Rank: PFC
Serial
Number: 52751269
Component:
Selective Service
Grade: E3
MOS: 95B10
Length of
Service: 00
Start of
Tour: 1968-01-07
CASUALTY
Casualty
Date: 1968-01-31
Casualty
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason:
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Air or
Ground: Ground Casualty
Country:
South Vietnam
Province:
Gia Dinh
Posthumous
Promotion: No change
Body
Recovered: Body recovered
Location on
The Wall: Panel 36E - Row 036
RefNo:
10410
Processed
Date: 6802
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