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SMITH-ROBERT

ROBERT  HALL SMITH

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BAINBRIDGE, MD 1951
Deceased 06/08/1983
Rate/Rank
REAR ADMIRAL
Service Branch
USN 00/1922 - 00/1952
Born 01/02/1899
MACON, GA
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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'
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
US NAVAL ACADEMY 1922
USS HENLEY
DESTROYER DIV 7 ASIATIC CONFLICT
DESTROYER SQD 22 ASIATIC CONFLICT
FTC SAN FRANCISCO CA
FTG SAN DIEGO CA
NTC BAINBRIDGE MD
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS
LEGION OF MERIT WITH V
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W USMC GLOBE
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON
SECOND NICARAGUAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
AND MORE
SERVICE MEMORIES

RADM ROBERT HALL SMITH GRADUATED THE US NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1922.