Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Orville Lee Smith
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Orville Lee Smith
U.S. Navy · United States United States

Orville Lee Smith

Chief Petty Officer
1933 – 2021
3 wars 2 assignments

Chief Petty Officer Orville Lee Smith served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and 7 months. Orville served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Orville was married to Phyllis Smith. Orville was 87 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Navy · 1952 – 1972

Highest rank

Chief Petty Officer

Wars

Korean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1952 – 1956
U.S. Navy
1957 – 1972
Conflicts
Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 64
Grave 7006
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 64

10,447 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Timothy Lyle HeckerGrave 7005Edward Nelson PattersonGrave 7004James Richey MilliganGrave 7008Patsy ColeGrave 6906William W ColeGrave 6906Luis Rivera RodriguezGrave 7099John H ByrneGrave 6908Janine HadenGrave 7097Robert Browning HadenGrave 7097Thomas Jefferson Turpin Jr.Grave 7096Carolyn TurpinGrave 7096Paul G Galentine Jr.Grave 6905
Also Interred
Phyllis Smith
Beloved Wife Section 64 · Grave 7006 1931 – 2013
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