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Richard Smith-Family
to remember
Smith, Paul, SGT.
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Contact Info
Home Town Shippensburg, Pa
Last Address 425 Maple Hill Ave Shippensburg, Pa. 17257
Date of Passing Nov 14, 1991
Location of Interment Spring Hill Cemetery - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
After dad got out of the Army, he worked at a pump manufacturing plant and then moved on to working at a bakery, first as a route salesman and then as a sales supervisor.
Once he retired, he and mom enjoyed camping and traveling around including visiting me while I was stationed at Lowry AFB in Denver.
Dad never really got a chance to enjoy retirement for long, he passed in November of 1991 at the age of 68.
Other Comments:
I am slowly acquiring more info on dad's military life and building his profile. He was struck down, way too early in life. I sincerely regret, I never had a chance to ask more about his time in the Army. It certainly would have made his profile a lot more easier to complete.
This is for you, dad, you are loved and missed....Dick
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
