Kenneth L. Smith

SP4 Kenneth Lavelle Smith

Company B 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 05/22/69

Kenneth's nickname was "Snuffy"

Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Dec 8, 1948
From: POPLARVILLE, MS
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Single

SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 11B20: Infantryman
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Sep 23, 1968
Casualty was on May 22, 1969
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered

Panel 24W - Line 79

Kenneth Smith was killed by a short mortar round while fire was being adjusted
to mark Defensive targets at grid reference YB943050, just outside LZ Jood,
approximately 22 kilometers south/southeast of Ben Het village.

SP4 Kenneth L. Smith's decorations

According to the inscription on Kenneth's grave marker, he may also be eligible
to receive the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal

Kenneth Smith in Vietnam

Photo courtesy of Kenneth's brother Keith

Kenneth Smith in Vietnam

Photo courtesy of Kenneth's brother Keith

Pin for the Vietnam MIA and KIA from the State of Mississippi

Burial:
New Hope Church Cemetery
Crossroads (Pearl River County)
Pearl River County
Mississippi, USA

Grave monument for Kenneth Smith

Grave marker for Kenneth Smith

Grave of Kenneth Smith

The name of Kenneth Lavelle Smith is engraved on the top line of Panel 50W
of the Mississippi Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Photo by Travelingal from the Find A Grave website

For a tribute to Kenneth L. Smith click on the following link:

Together We Served

Top photo courtesy of Kenneth's brother Keith

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