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First Lieutenant James Leroy Smith served in the U.S. Army. James served with the 101 AIRBORNE DIV. James served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. James was 26 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Thua Thien
Service Record
U.S. Army
PARACHUTIST, INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER
THUA THIEN
1971
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
2
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
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James Leroy Smith
First Lieutenant
U.S. Army
- 1971
101st Airborne Division
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