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Smith's gravestone at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego. When Smith retired from the Marine Corps on May 15, 1946, he was promoted to general on the retired list for having been especially commended in combat. The 64-year-old took up residence in La Jolla, California, where he pursued his hobby, gardening.
Mar 30, 2011 · Almost from the beginning of their acquaintance, Holland Smith, a jowly bulldog of a man in his early 60s, was openly contemptuous of the abilities of the Army in general—and of the 27th Division and Ralph Smith in particular.
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GEN Holland McTyeire Smith. US Marine Corps General. He is probably best remembered as the father of modern US amphibious warfare. He attended Auburn University (then known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in Auburn, Alabama and graduated in 1901 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
2 days ago · The Aros purchased the James Smith House from the Detroit Land Bank Authority in 2019 for $25,000 and got to work restoring it. Many of Detroit’s older homes are stately and filled with craftsman details. The Smith House, on the other hand, is small and unassuming. But it has several distinctive features that indicate its age.
Holland Smith headed the invasion of Tarawa in the Gilberts and its nearby islands of Makin and Abemama in November 1943, and under his command was Ralph Smith’s 27th Infantry Division. The two Smiths first clashed during the assault on Makin.
daughter of Carl H. Smith Jr. and Virginia Gallemore. ∼ Jane passed away August 9, 2016 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Age 62 years. She was born April 12, 1954 in Bay City, Michigan.
He shot himself, and his staff buried him in a shell hole near the outcropping the Japanese called Osakayama (Hill 362-A to the Marines). This is the stuff of legend; no survivor has yet claimed to have witnessed the commander’s actual death.
