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Ralph Clarence Smith

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Ralph Clarence Smith Veteran

Birth
Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
Death
26 May 1954 (aged 43)
Burial
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
26, 0, 126
Memorial ID
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Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic 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.

Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Smith was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

Military Information: AMC, US NAVY
Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic 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.

Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Smith was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

Military Information: AMC, US NAVY

Gravesite Details

WORLD WAR II



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