|
| |
| Raymond Eugene Smoot | |
| ON THE WALL: | Panel 12E Line 85 |
| This page Copyright© 1997-2018 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. | |
| PERSONAL DATA: | |
| Home of Record: | Boise City, OK |
| Date of birth: | 05/24/1945 |
| MILITARY DATA: | |
| Service Branch: | Army of the United States |
| Grade at loss: | E5 |
| Rank: | Specialist Five |
| Promotion Note: | None |
| ID No: | 18715724 |
| MOS: | 67U20: CH-47 Helicopter Repairer |
| Length Service: | 01 |
| Unit: | C CO, 228TH ASLT SPT HELO BN, 11TH AVN GROUP, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV |
| CASUALTY DATA: | |
| Start Tour: | Not Recorded |
| Incident Date: | 11/18/1966 |
| Casualty Date: | 11/18/1966 |
| Status Date: | Not Applicable |
| Status Change: | Not Applicable |
| Age at Loss: | 21 |
| Location: | Province not reported, South Vietnam |
| Remains: | Body recovered |
| Repatriated: | Not Applicable |
| Identified: | Not Applicable |
| Casualty Type: | Non-hostile, died of other causes |
| Casualty Reason: | Helicopter - Crew |
| Casualty Detail: | Air loss or crash over land |
| URL: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/SmootRE01a.htm | |
Notes from The Virtual Wall
C Company, 228th Assault Support Helicopter
Battalion, lost five men when their CH-47A (tail number 63-07910) suffered a
mechanical failure and broke up in flight:
CWO Billy J. Waymire, Little Rock,
AR, pilot
CWO James W.
Leach, Sanatorium, MS, copilot
SP5 Raymond E. Smoot, Boise City, OK,
gunner
SP4 Carl Brown, Northport, AL, gunner
PFC Michael G. Isely,
Slidell, LA, crew chief
Years after his death SP5 Smoot's wife received his posthumous award of the Purple Heart, but it is unclear if the award resulted from an Army review of the loss of CH-47A tail number 63-07910 (i.e., a determination that it was a combat rather than an operational loss) or from injuries received on another occasion. SP5 Smoot also received the Bronze Star, Air Medal (7 OLCs), and the Republic of Vietnam's Military Merit Medal and Cross of Gallantry with Palm (individual award).
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.