In Memory of ........ LTJG. Dean Barrow Smith, Jr.
**Dean has a memorial stone in his honor at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Per Tom Reece.
~~~ Photo Request - I cannot find his name in the cemetery records, this may be because there is no burial but a memorial. Not sure if the memorial marker would be next to family or in a special area of the cemetery.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DEAN SMITH - Navy - LTJG - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 14, 1941
From: SAVANNAH, GA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Dean Smith, Sr. and Mother, Lucy McIntire Smith, both from Savannah, Georgia and Sister, Lucy Barrow Brannen of Savannah, Georgia.
Length of service 2 years
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 16E - Line 87
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On 15 March 1967, Lt.JG Dean Smith,Jr. was the pilot of the number two aircraft in a flight of two that launched from the deck of the USS Bon Homme Richard on an armed coastal reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam.
At a point due west Hon Me Island, he noticed his wingman losing altitude. He radioed, "Watch your altitude," but received no response from Lt. JG Smith.
Shortly thereafter Dean Smith's Crusader impacted the water and disintegrated. The flight leader observed no attempt at ejection.
A search and rescue operation was immediately initiated, but all efforts to locate the downed pilot produced negative results.
The US Navy believed that Lt. JG Smith died when his aircraft inadvertently impacted the water.
At the time the formal search operation was terminated, Dean Smith was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered and little to no chance of recovery.
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**Dean has a memorial stone in his honor at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Per Tom Reece.
~~~ Photo Request - I cannot find his name in the cemetery records, this may be because there is no burial but a memorial. Not sure if the memorial marker would be next to family or in a special area of the cemetery.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DEAN SMITH - Navy - LTJG - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 14, 1941
From: SAVANNAH, GA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Dean Smith, Sr. and Mother, Lucy McIntire Smith, both from Savannah, Georgia and Sister, Lucy Barrow Brannen of Savannah, Georgia.
Length of service 2 years
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 16E - Line 87
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On 15 March 1967, Lt.JG Dean Smith,Jr. was the pilot of the number two aircraft in a flight of two that launched from the deck of the USS Bon Homme Richard on an armed coastal reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam.
At a point due west Hon Me Island, he noticed his wingman losing altitude. He radioed, "Watch your altitude," but received no response from Lt. JG Smith.
Shortly thereafter Dean Smith's Crusader impacted the water and disintegrated. The flight leader observed no attempt at ejection.
A search and rescue operation was immediately initiated, but all efforts to locate the downed pilot produced negative results.
The US Navy believed that Lt. JG Smith died when his aircraft inadvertently impacted the water.
At the time the formal search operation was terminated, Dean Smith was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered and little to no chance of recovery.
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In Memory of ........ LTJG. Dean Barrow Smith, Jr.
**Dean has a memorial stone in his honor at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Per Tom Reece.
~~~ Photo Request - I cannot find his name in the cemetery records, this may be because there is no burial but a memorial. Not sure if the memorial marker would be next to family or in a special area of the cemetery.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DEAN SMITH - Navy - LTJG - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 14, 1941
From: SAVANNAH, GA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Dean Smith, Sr. and Mother, Lucy McIntire Smith, both from Savannah, Georgia and Sister, Lucy Barrow Brannen of Savannah, Georgia.
Length of service 2 years
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 16E - Line 87
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On 15 March 1967, Lt.JG Dean Smith,Jr. was the pilot of the number two aircraft in a flight of two that launched from the deck of the USS Bon Homme Richard on an armed coastal reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam.
At a point due west Hon Me Island, he noticed his wingman losing altitude. He radioed, "Watch your altitude," but received no response from Lt. JG Smith.
Shortly thereafter Dean Smith's Crusader impacted the water and disintegrated. The flight leader observed no attempt at ejection.
A search and rescue operation was immediately initiated, but all efforts to locate the downed pilot produced negative results.
The US Navy believed that Lt. JG Smith died when his aircraft inadvertently impacted the water.
At the time the formal search operation was terminated, Dean Smith was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered and little to no chance of recovery.
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.
**Dean has a memorial stone in his honor at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Per Tom Reece.
~~~ Photo Request - I cannot find his name in the cemetery records, this may be because there is no burial but a memorial. Not sure if the memorial marker would be next to family or in a special area of the cemetery.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DEAN SMITH - Navy - LTJG - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 14, 1941
From: SAVANNAH, GA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Dean Smith, Sr. and Mother, Lucy McIntire Smith, both from Savannah, Georgia and Sister, Lucy Barrow Brannen of Savannah, Georgia.
Length of service 2 years
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Panel 16E - Line 87
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On 15 March 1967, Lt.JG Dean Smith,Jr. was the pilot of the number two aircraft in a flight of two that launched from the deck of the USS Bon Homme Richard on an armed coastal reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam.
At a point due west Hon Me Island, he noticed his wingman losing altitude. He radioed, "Watch your altitude," but received no response from Lt. JG Smith.
Shortly thereafter Dean Smith's Crusader impacted the water and disintegrated. The flight leader observed no attempt at ejection.
A search and rescue operation was immediately initiated, but all efforts to locate the downed pilot produced negative results.
The US Navy believed that Lt. JG Smith died when his aircraft inadvertently impacted the water.
At the time the formal search operation was terminated, Dean Smith was immediately listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered and little to no chance of recovery.
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