AIR COMMANDO 2 Smith, Edward Dewilton,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Edward Dewilton,Jr ​

• UNIT

16 Special Operations Squadron (8 Tactical Fighter Wing) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

103367062​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th March 1972 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

Conquest Village Cemetery,Conquest,Cayuga County,New York​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Red Creek,New York​

born 29.11.1944 Red Creek,New York​

son of Edward Dewilton and Melva A. Smith​

married​

award Air Medal​

aerial gunner ​

AC-130A Hercules Spectre gunship (55-0044)​

KIA Savannakhet Province,Laos​

remains not recovered​

declared dead 23.9.1975​

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court A)​

remains repatriated 1.3.1986​

remains identified 10.9.1986​

promoted Senior Master Sergeant posthumously ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02W Line 123 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia (group burial)​

Fort Riley Post Cemetery,Fort Riley,Geary County,Kansas F467 memorial stone​

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