U.S. Air Force · United States 
Nathaniel Smith
1976
Nathaniel Smith Jr. served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Major Nathaniel Smith was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Hanshaw Road and Old Highway 90 in Ocean Springs. He was returning from a security detail involving the First Lady of France when his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. Major Smith was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Pascagoula Police Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Pascagoula Police Department
Major
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