United States of America

U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Earl Frederick Smith

Second Lieutenant

1944 – 1967

Vietnam Wall · Panel 14E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Second Lieutenant Earl Frederick Smith served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Earl served in the Vietnam War. Earl was 22 years old.

How They Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Gunshot wound

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Quang Nam

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

H CO, 2ND BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF

0302: Infantry Officer

2NDLT

INFANTRY OFFICER (I)

QUANG NAM

1967

Pay grade O01.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 14E · Line 82 cut as EARL F SMITH

Burial Information

Cemetery Raleigh National Cemetery

Section 22

Grave 299

In Our Keeping

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Earl Frederick Smith

Second Lieutenant

U.S. Marine Corps

- 1967

2nd Battalion 5th Marines

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