Smith, James A. Jr.
Navy Machinst mate 3rd class
James A. Jr. Smith, age 22, from Somerville, Tennessee, Fayette county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Death details: Died with nine other sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima when the ship’s 850-degree steam pipe erupted.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense