First Lieutenant Eddie Lee Smith

Eddie L Smith 7-4-69.jpg

Title

First Lieutenant Eddie Lee Smith

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Army
United States. Army--Airborne troops
United States. Army -- African Americans

Description

1Lt. Eddie L. Smith was killed on June 9, 1969, while serving with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery, 101st Airborne. Lt. Smith was a graduate of Stillman College. Lt. Smith was the husband of Mrs. Mary Jean Madison Smith formerly of Tuscaloosa and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Smith of Renz, Georgia.

A photo of Lt. Smith can be found at this site: http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/48186/EDDIE-L-SMITH.

Lt. Smith's Virtual Wall site can be found here: http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SmithEL01a.htm.

More information on Lt. Smith can be found on this site: http://www.faocsalumni.org/vietnam/smithel.pdf

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive
Virtual Wall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Publisher

Tuscaloosa News

Date

July 4, 1969

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Type

Newspaper

Identifier

1973

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Newspaper