Robert C Smith was born to Carl LeRoy and Ella Mae Wood Smith and grew up in San Juan County, New Mexico.
His headstone states that he was born on 1 May 1923, but his New Mexico delayed birth certificate signed by his mother, states that he was born on 30 April 1923. His mother's birthday is 1 May, so he always celebrated his birthday on 1 May.
On June 18, 1941, he rode a bicycle 20 miles into Farmington, New Mexico to join the United States Marine Corps. After being taken to Denver, Colorado, where he was given a physical examination and sworn into the Corps at 4 o'clock on June 23, 1941.
At 9 p.m. he with 21 other fellows boarded a pullman for San Diego. They arrived about 4 p.m. on Wednesday Jun 24, 1941, to begin the worst six weeks of his life--"Boot Camp."
Later, Bob Smith worked at Hill Field Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah for many years.
His sister told me: He took voice training. He liked to sing. He played football on the football team. He liked to act in plays.
His headstone states that he was born on 1 May 1923, but his New Mexico delayed birth certificate signed by his mother, states that he was born on 30 April 1923. His mother's birthday is 1 May, so he always celebrated his birthday on 1 May.
On June 18, 1941, he rode a bicycle 20 miles into Farmington, New Mexico to join the United States Marine Corps. After being taken to Denver, Colorado, where he was given a physical examination and sworn into the Corps at 4 o'clock on June 23, 1941.
At 9 p.m. he with 21 other fellows boarded a pullman for San Diego. They arrived about 4 p.m. on Wednesday Jun 24, 1941, to begin the worst six weeks of his life--"Boot Camp."
Later, Bob Smith worked at Hill Field Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah for many years.
His sister told me: He took voice training. He liked to sing. He played football on the football team. He liked to act in plays.
Robert C Smith was born to Carl LeRoy and Ella Mae Wood Smith and grew up in San Juan County, New Mexico.
His headstone states that he was born on 1 May 1923, but his New Mexico delayed birth certificate signed by his mother, states that he was born on 30 April 1923. His mother's birthday is 1 May, so he always celebrated his birthday on 1 May.
On June 18, 1941, he rode a bicycle 20 miles into Farmington, New Mexico to join the United States Marine Corps. After being taken to Denver, Colorado, where he was given a physical examination and sworn into the Corps at 4 o'clock on June 23, 1941.
At 9 p.m. he with 21 other fellows boarded a pullman for San Diego. They arrived about 4 p.m. on Wednesday Jun 24, 1941, to begin the worst six weeks of his life--"Boot Camp."
Later, Bob Smith worked at Hill Field Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah for many years.
His sister told me: He took voice training. He liked to sing. He played football on the football team. He liked to act in plays.
His headstone states that he was born on 1 May 1923, but his New Mexico delayed birth certificate signed by his mother, states that he was born on 30 April 1923. His mother's birthday is 1 May, so he always celebrated his birthday on 1 May.
On June 18, 1941, he rode a bicycle 20 miles into Farmington, New Mexico to join the United States Marine Corps. After being taken to Denver, Colorado, where he was given a physical examination and sworn into the Corps at 4 o'clock on June 23, 1941.
At 9 p.m. he with 21 other fellows boarded a pullman for San Diego. They arrived about 4 p.m. on Wednesday Jun 24, 1941, to begin the worst six weeks of his life--"Boot Camp."
Later, Bob Smith worked at Hill Field Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah for many years.
His sister told me: He took voice training. He liked to sing. He played football on the football team. He liked to act in plays.
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