SMITH WILLIAM S

LTC William S. Smith was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/13/2001 at the age of 63.6
Yuma, AZ
Date of Birth 10/12/1937
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
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More detail on this person: William Scott Smith, 63 Victoria Advocate, The (TX) - Tuesday, May 15, 2001 BEEVILLE -- William Scott Smith, 63, of Beeville, died Sunday, May 13, 2001. He was born Oct. 12, 1937, in Jasper, Fla., to Oleta Smith Johnson of Jasper, Fla. and the late James ''Jim'' Franklyn Smith Sr. He received his Masters Degree from Pepperdine University. He was a retired Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps and was employed with Lockheed Martin as a flight simulator instructor. He was presidential helicopter pilot for Lyndon B. Johnson and was a member of Retired Officers Association. He was a Methodist. Survivors: daughters, Mary Elizabeth Porchas of Yuma, Ariz. and Kathleen Marie Aschenbrener of San Bernadino, Calif.; son, William Scott Smith Jr. of Shasta Lake City, Calif.; mother; and four grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at CR 314, 1737 Marker. Galloway and Sons Funeral Home, Beeville, 361-358-2512. Memorials: Aim Hospice, P.O. Box 4206, Beeville, TX 78104.

Burial information: Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, FL

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Date posted on this site: 04/13/2025