Albert H. Smith Jr.

SMITH, ALBERT H., JR., Maj. Gen. USA (Ret)

Passed away in Tucson, AZ on June 15, 2005. Al was born in Baltimore, MD, April 29, 1919. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army on July 1, 1940. Thus began 33-1/2 years of continuous active duty including eight campaigns in World War II and three campaigns in Vietnam with the 1st Infantry Division. For his courageous and dedicated service he received numerous awards. In retirement in Tucson he continued to contribute to the Army as a historian, lecturer and author of two books; "The Big Red One at D-Day, 6 June 1944" and "The Sicily Campaign-Recollections of an Infantry Company Commander". Al is survived by his loving wife of 58 years Mary Jane Smith, his brothers CAPT Kenneth Smith, USN (Ret) and his wife Patricia of Nashville, TN, and CDR Gary Smith, USN (Ret) and his wife Ann of Fairfax, VA.; sister-in-law Norma Croson and her husband John of Fredericksburg, VA; numerous nephews and nieces; and dear friends LTC Stephen Yackley, USA and his wife Deborah of Colorado Springs, CO. He was predeceased by his only child, Steven Harold Smith and his brother LT Harold Smith, USN. A funeral mass will be held at Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, VA on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 12:45 p.m. followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery.