IRAQ - SMITH, JOHN MCCLELLAN

Smith, John McClellan

IRAQ - SMITH, JOHN MCCLELLAN
SMITH, JOHN MCCLELLAN

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

MOS: 11B2G – Infantryman

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Badges: Combat Infantryman‘s Badge

Date of birth: 9-Oct-1982

Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina

Marital status: Never Married

Campaign: Iraq

Date of casualty: 12-May-2005

Age at death: 22

Cause of death: Hostile Death. Hostile Action.
John McClellan Smith was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

Location of fatality: Baghdad, Iraq

Place of interment: Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

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