| PersonID | 19653350 |
| Name | Smith, Wayne Ogden |
| Branch | U. S. Air Force |
| Current Status | Resigned |
| Graduation | 1965 |
| Squadron | CS 05 |
| Home Town | Largo |
| Home State | FL |
| High School | Eastern H. S., Middleton, KY |
| High School Activities | Football Captain and All-State QB, Basketball All-District guard, Track. National Honor Society, Beta Club, Quill and Scroll. Harvard Book Award and American Legion Post Award. |
| Post High School | |
| Academy Experiences | Ski and Aero Clubs, Choir and Glee Clubs. Superintendents List four times. |
| Academic Degree Major | USAFA B.S. - National Securiy Affairs. |
| Active Duty Assignments Before Capture | Pilot Training, Moody AFB; F-4D pilot, 4th TFS, 33rd TFW, Eglin AFB FL; 435th TFS Ubon RTAB, Thailand |
| Capture Conflict | Vietnam |
| Combat Information | Arrived Ubon July 1967, flew 90 F-4D combat mission prior to being shot down. |
| Capture Mission | Lt Smith was on a mission over North Vietnam. He delivered his ordnance on an important strategic target in the face of intense antiaircraft fire, SAMs and attaching hostile aircraft. He shot down a MIG-17 in aerial combat before he was shot down. He was subsequently awarded a Silver Star for his performance on this mission. |
| MIA Information and Dates | N/A - He was immediately captured and taken prisioner. Was Carried as MIA until sufficient evidence was received on 7 August 1969 to warrant placing him in POW status |
| Capture Date | 1/18/1968 |
| POW Locations and Dates | Was shot down on 18 January 1968 and taken to Plantation prison, Hanoi. |
| Release Date | 3/14/1973 |
| Rank at Capture | 1st Lt |
| Rank at Release | Capt |
| Military and Civilian Jobs after Release | PA ANG; Manager, Air Products & Chemicals Inc; President & COO, BF Goodrich Specialty Chemicals; President Men's Republican C?lub, Pelican Marsh FL |
| Burial Site | N/A |
| Aeronautical Speciality Rating | pilot |
| Notable Military & Civilian Decorations & Awards | Legion of Merit, Silver Star (2), DFC (2), Bronze Star with "V" (2), Air Medal (7), Purple Heart and POW Medal. |
| Comments | Resigned commission, August 1973 |
