Parents: James Leo Smith and Mary Marguerite Mattingly.
*He was was featured in the June 27, 1969 LIFE magazine cover article entitled "The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll".
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lance Corporal; Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: 9TH MARINES; Batallion: 3RD BN; Province: 03
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database.
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Gender: Male; Age: 19; Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Processed Date: May 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
LOUISVILLIAN DIES OF VIETNAM BATTLE WOUNDS - Marine Lance Cpl. James Bryan Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith of 1813 Kingsford Drive, died at noon Wednesday in the Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital of injuries received in Vietnam combat. For his courageous action and injuries received in fighting March 26 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, Smith was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a 1968 graduate of Bishop David High School, where he was a star football player. Other survivors include three sisters, Miss Elaine Smith, Mrs. John C. Ficks III and Mrs. Joseph P. Wathen; six brothers, J. Bruce Smith, a twin; and William L., Richard H., Michael E., Charles Anthony and David Leo Smith; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe Lee Mattingly, of Lebanon, Ky. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body will be at Owen Suburban Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, after 5 p.m. today. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
SMITH, L. CPL. JAMES BRYAN, U.S.M.C. - Passed away Wednesday, May 14, 1969, in his 20th year, at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Family residence, 1813 Kingsford Dr. Devoted son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith, beloved brother of Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Ficks III, Mrs. Joseph (Sarah) Wathen, Miss Theresa Elaine Smith, Messrs. William L., Richard H., Michael E., Joseph B., Anthony C., and David L. Smith. Grandson of Mrs. Sally Mattingly. Remains resting at Owen Funeral Home Suburban Chapel, 5317 Dixie Hgwy. Funeral services Monday, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday at 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children. Visitors will be received after 5 p.m. Saturday.
*He was was featured in the June 27, 1969 LIFE magazine cover article entitled "The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll".
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lance Corporal; Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: 9TH MARINES; Batallion: 3RD BN; Province: 03
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database.
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Gender: Male; Age: 19; Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Processed Date: May 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
LOUISVILLIAN DIES OF VIETNAM BATTLE WOUNDS - Marine Lance Cpl. James Bryan Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith of 1813 Kingsford Drive, died at noon Wednesday in the Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital of injuries received in Vietnam combat. For his courageous action and injuries received in fighting March 26 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, Smith was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a 1968 graduate of Bishop David High School, where he was a star football player. Other survivors include three sisters, Miss Elaine Smith, Mrs. John C. Ficks III and Mrs. Joseph P. Wathen; six brothers, J. Bruce Smith, a twin; and William L., Richard H., Michael E., Charles Anthony and David Leo Smith; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe Lee Mattingly, of Lebanon, Ky. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body will be at Owen Suburban Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, after 5 p.m. today. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
SMITH, L. CPL. JAMES BRYAN, U.S.M.C. - Passed away Wednesday, May 14, 1969, in his 20th year, at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Family residence, 1813 Kingsford Dr. Devoted son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith, beloved brother of Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Ficks III, Mrs. Joseph (Sarah) Wathen, Miss Theresa Elaine Smith, Messrs. William L., Richard H., Michael E., Joseph B., Anthony C., and David L. Smith. Grandson of Mrs. Sally Mattingly. Remains resting at Owen Funeral Home Suburban Chapel, 5317 Dixie Hgwy. Funeral services Monday, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday at 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children. Visitors will be received after 5 p.m. Saturday.
Parents: James Leo Smith and Mary Marguerite Mattingly.
*He was was featured in the June 27, 1969 LIFE magazine cover article entitled "The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll".
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lance Corporal; Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: 9TH MARINES; Batallion: 3RD BN; Province: 03
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database.
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Gender: Male; Age: 19; Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Processed Date: May 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
LOUISVILLIAN DIES OF VIETNAM BATTLE WOUNDS - Marine Lance Cpl. James Bryan Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith of 1813 Kingsford Drive, died at noon Wednesday in the Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital of injuries received in Vietnam combat. For his courageous action and injuries received in fighting March 26 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, Smith was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a 1968 graduate of Bishop David High School, where he was a star football player. Other survivors include three sisters, Miss Elaine Smith, Mrs. John C. Ficks III and Mrs. Joseph P. Wathen; six brothers, J. Bruce Smith, a twin; and William L., Richard H., Michael E., Charles Anthony and David Leo Smith; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe Lee Mattingly, of Lebanon, Ky. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body will be at Owen Suburban Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, after 5 p.m. today. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
SMITH, L. CPL. JAMES BRYAN, U.S.M.C. - Passed away Wednesday, May 14, 1969, in his 20th year, at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Family residence, 1813 Kingsford Dr. Devoted son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith, beloved brother of Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Ficks III, Mrs. Joseph (Sarah) Wathen, Miss Theresa Elaine Smith, Messrs. William L., Richard H., Michael E., Joseph B., Anthony C., and David L. Smith. Grandson of Mrs. Sally Mattingly. Remains resting at Owen Funeral Home Suburban Chapel, 5317 Dixie Hgwy. Funeral services Monday, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday at 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children. Visitors will be received after 5 p.m. Saturday.
*He was was featured in the June 27, 1969 LIFE magazine cover article entitled "The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll".
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lance Corporal; Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: 9TH MARINES; Batallion: 3RD BN; Province: 03
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database.
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Bryan Smith
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1949
Death Date: 14 May 1969
Gender: Male; Age: 19; Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Louisville; Home State: Kentucky
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 2447295
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 14 May 1969.
Processed Date: May 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
LOUISVILLIAN DIES OF VIETNAM BATTLE WOUNDS - Marine Lance Cpl. James Bryan Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith of 1813 Kingsford Drive, died at noon Wednesday in the Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital of injuries received in Vietnam combat. For his courageous action and injuries received in fighting March 26 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, Smith was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a 1968 graduate of Bishop David High School, where he was a star football player. Other survivors include three sisters, Miss Elaine Smith, Mrs. John C. Ficks III and Mrs. Joseph P. Wathen; six brothers, J. Bruce Smith, a twin; and William L., Richard H., Michael E., Charles Anthony and David Leo Smith; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe Lee Mattingly, of Lebanon, Ky. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body will be at Owen Suburban Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, after 5 p.m. today. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children.
The Courier-Journal, Saturday, 5/17/1969.
SMITH, L. CPL. JAMES BRYAN, U.S.M.C. - Passed away Wednesday, May 14, 1969, in his 20th year, at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Family residence, 1813 Kingsford Dr. Devoted son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Smith, beloved brother of Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Ficks III, Mrs. Joseph (Sarah) Wathen, Miss Theresa Elaine Smith, Messrs. William L., Richard H., Michael E., Joseph B., Anthony C., and David L. Smith. Grandson of Mrs. Sally Mattingly. Remains resting at Owen Funeral Home Suburban Chapel, 5317 Dixie Hgwy. Funeral services Monday, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday at 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to the Commission for Handicapped Children. Visitors will be received after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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