AIR COMMANDO 2 Smith, Fred Winston

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Fred Winston ​

• UNIT

4 Special Operations Squadron (14 S.O. Wing) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

242400843​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st September 1969 ​

• AGE

38 ​

• GRAVESITE

Glenwood Memorial Park,Mooresville,Iredell County,North Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Savannah,Georgia​

born 6.1.1931 Mooresville,North Carolina​

son of William Marion Smith,Richland,South Carolina and late (died 1953) Lacy V. (nee Settlemyer) Smith​

father (1901-72) served as AS US Navy in WW1​

husband of Jacqueline (nee Minter) Smith,Orlando,Florida (1934-95) (3 children Desie,Jerry and Danny)​

20 years service​

served in Korean War​

awards Air Medal with multiple oak leaf cluster,Air Force Commendation Medal​

aerial gunner ​

AC-47D (43-49021)​

KIA 20 miles east of Bien Hoa,Long Khanh Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 18W Line 21 ​

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