GREEN BERETS Smith, Richard Lee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Richard Lee ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (HQ Company) (MACV-SOG-CCC) ​

• RANK

Master Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

418366683​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th July 1970 ​

• AGE

40 ​

• GRAVESITE

Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery,Lexington,Lexington County,South Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from West Columbia,South Carolina​

born 27.6.1930 Nectar,Alabama​

son of Mrs Jessie L. (nee Sherbet,formerly Smith) Brunson,Traverse City,South Carolina and late Robert Lee Smith​

married 9.10.1948 (2 children)​

entered service 1950​

served in Korean War​

5 SF Group (Det A-432) 1963-64​

medic​

awards Bronze Star,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Kontum Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 09W Line 123 ​

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