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Robert Kent Smith

Birth: 5 Jan 1928
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Death: 26 May 1954 (aged 26)
Rhode Island, USA
Burial: Leesdale Cemetery

Leesdale, Adams County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 90825572 View Source

Steward Third Class Smith was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Steward Third Class Smith was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
D Baird
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan
G W Byers
S L Capistrand
L Coleman
J Cromartie
P A Davis
A P Dean
R C Demers
C J Doll
H J Drew
R J Duffy
D J Eovino
R D Epps Jr
J L Favre
L F Fix
F W Fore
P E Fournier
F W Goins
E J Golaszewski
L Gonzales
D Goodrum
J N Green
T C Hackbarth
G J Hart Jr
D P Hillyer
D V Holloway
A P Hooker
C E Hopper
A Hubetsel
J W Hurd
H R Hustoft
R P Inge
B G Jackson
C Jackson
P B Jefferson
O H Kane
R H Keir
M King
D J Kovino
C E Krassy
A J Lakatos
F D Marchiselli
E S Martin
A J Matthais
B L Mayes
C H McGhee
L McNatt
G R Miller
A G Mills
T E Moody
J C Morton
R R O'Donnell
W O'Neal
E D Pendell
D L Phelps
F J Pramek
W Pugh
J H Ramey
M Reed
J Reyes
W Rich
C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William
G J Witvoet
P D Wonsetler
L G Woodum
H H Wright

Steward Third Class Smith was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Steward Third Class Smith was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
D Baird
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan
G W Byers
S L Capistrand
L Coleman
J Cromartie
P A Davis
A P Dean
R C Demers
C J Doll
H J Drew
R J Duffy
D J Eovino
R D Epps Jr
J L Favre
L F Fix
F W Fore
P E Fournier
F W Goins
E J Golaszewski
L Gonzales
D Goodrum
J N Green
T C Hackbarth
G J Hart Jr
D P Hillyer
D V Holloway
A P Hooker
C E Hopper
A Hubetsel
J W Hurd
H R Hustoft
R P Inge
B G Jackson
C Jackson
P B Jefferson
O H Kane
R H Keir
M King
D J Kovino
C E Krassy
A J Lakatos
F D Marchiselli
E S Martin
A J Matthais
B L Mayes
C H McGhee
L McNatt
G R Miller
A G Mills
T E Moody
J C Morton
R R O'Donnell
W O'Neal
E D Pendell
D L Phelps
F J Pramek
W Pugh
J H Ramey
M Reed
J Reyes
W Rich
C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William
G J Witvoet
P D Wonsetler
L G Woodum
H H Wright

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Added: May 27, 2012
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