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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
www.springfield50.org
Alan
John
Smith
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
7/31/45
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Evan Martin Smith
Mother's Name:
Helen M. (Ryan) Smith
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Single
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
Hiram L. Dorman School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/6/50
School Attended:
Buckingham Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/3/58
School Attended:
Technical High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/6/61
High School Diploma:
Yes
Diploma Year:
1964
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
81
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
8/26/63
SSS Registrant Description:
6' 0"/160 pounds/brown hair/brown eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
1/7/66
Entry Mode:
Induction
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Selective Service
Rank:
Sergeant
Rank Abbrev:
SGT
Pay Grade:
E4
MOS:
95B20
MOS Title:
Military Policeman
Awards Received:
Bronze Star Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal;
Armed Forces Honor Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges Earned: Expert Badge
with Mortar Bar; Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar
Posthumous Promotion:
Yes
Length Of Service:
1 year
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
12/14/66
Major Command:
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Sub Command 1:
545th Military Police Company
Army Campaign Number:
4th
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
8/30/67
Casualty Time: 1400
Casualty Age:
22
Casualty Data 1:
Non-Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Other Causes (struck by lightning while on guard duty)
Casualty Province:
Unknown Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location:
St. Mary 395 #1
Burial Date:
9/8/67
Consigned Funeral Home:
Byron Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name: SSG William J. Greenan, USA
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
13th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
25E
Line Number:
71
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