Smith, Zachary D.
Marines Lance Corporal

Zachary D. Smith, age 19, from Hornell, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Christopher Smith and Kim Smith
Spouse: Anne (Deebs) Smith
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hornell Senior High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2008, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Death details: One of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: St. Mary’s, Town of Fremont

Source: Department of Defense, St. Petersburg Times, Hornell Evening Tribune, Military Times