Gordon Smith

Its an honor to have known him and his family. I thank them all for his dedication to honor. Bill H

Lt. Col. Smith and his wife were always so gracious to me and I loved to visit with them when they lived in Baton Rouge. I'll never forget going through his massive airborne scrapbook with Lt. Col. Smith telling me about all the WWII events and places. His favorite photos were of him and Mrs. Smith...and their family. I will miss his humor and his kindness. I am honored to have known him and to have been counted as one of his friends. I'll have a rum and coke in your honor, sir.....often.

We loved living next door to the Colonel and Mrs. Smith all those years. We have missed them every day since. We think of your parents fondly. Sincerely, Randy and Kathryn Zinna

No bound is as great as that between a parent and child, my deepest condolences are with you, Mr.Smith will remain in our hearts forever.
"Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."

I have taken the liberty of sending notice of Colonel Smith’s death to Static Line, the Airborne newspaper, where it will be published in the TAPS column so that his fellow paratroopers can render a final salute to honor him for his service to his country.

Airborne, Colonel!

Russ Vaughn
101st & 82d Airborne Divisions

My heart is broken and my soul is tremendously saddened to learn of Colonel Smith's passing. I met him years ago while working at a local travel agency and he became "family" to me. I consider him like my own grandfather. I always enjoyed hearing of his travels back to Normandy and would have loved to have had the opportunity to travel there with him and learn more about what he and his comrades endured for our freedom! I am grateful for having known him like I did and will always think...

Greetings:

It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we learn of the passing of another Member of our World War II Airborne Family. YES TIME is taking its toll on our Veterans and their Family. On behalf of our now dissolved 17th Airborne Division Association may we say "Farewell to a Distinguished Veteran and a Valued Comrade".

Sincerely,

Col Del Townmsend
Co A & B 194th GIR
17th Airborne Division Association
President 2004 / 2008