NAVAL ACADEMY 1922: DURING WWII, RADM SMITH SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE USS HENLEY (DD-391), AS COMMANDER OF DESTROYER DIVISION 7, & DESTROYER DIVISION 22. HE SAW ACTION AT GUADALCANAL, THE PHILLIPINES, AND BORNEO. HIS DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE NAVY CROSS, AND THE LEGION OF MERIT W/ COMBAT 'V'