Name: 1LT Cary Carson Smith
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/22/1968 while performing the duty of Co-pilot.
Age at death: 22.8
Date of Birth: 04/18/1945
Home City: Kansas City, MO
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMH-463
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 40E-069
Short Summary: CH-53A received major damage due to enemy fire while landing at Khe Sanh. Both pilots died in the crash.
Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153283
Call sign: DIMMER 21
Service number: 095599
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7564 = Pilot CH-53A/D Qualified
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Started Tour: 05/23/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 03
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: FT LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, KS
This record was last updated on 07/20/1998
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