Capt Vincent Lee Smith

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Capt Vincent Lee Smith

Birth
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Death
23 Oct 1983 (aged 30)
Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Burial
Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 Grave 8458
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Captain, U.S. Marine Corps. CAPT Smith was killed in the terrorist attack of the headquarters of BLT 1st battalion 8th Marines on October 23, 1983. CAPT Smith served as air liason officer for BLT 1/8 Marines and had been in Beirut since May 1983. CAPT Smith, who was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 1976, was the son of LT GEN Keith Smith USMC.
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps. CAPT Smith was killed in the terrorist attack of the headquarters of BLT 1st battalion 8th Marines on October 23, 1983. CAPT Smith served as air liason officer for BLT 1/8 Marines and had been in Beirut since May 1983. CAPT Smith, who was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 1976, was the son of LT GEN Keith Smith USMC.

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Gravesite Details

United States Marine Corp. Killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks in Beirut Lebanon on October 23, 1983