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I THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO OUR CAPTAIN, CDR MEREDITH A. SMITH, WHO SET A SMOOTH COURSE IN A TROUBLED SEA.
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COMMANDER MEREDITH A. SMITH, USN Commander SMITH enlisted in the Navy In June, andw as commissioned through the Novy V-12 Training Program, attending Emorry, Princeton and Cornell universities. Since commissioning. Commander SMITH ' S duty assign- ments have included USS COMSTOCK LSD-19; USS SPRINGFIELD CL-66 ; USS PASADENA CL-65 ,- USS NEW JERSEY BB-62 ; Flag Lieutenant, Staff, Commander Cruiser Division THREE in HELENA CA-75 ,- USS BREMERTON CA-130 and USS QUINCY CA-71. At the end of the Korean Hostilities, he commanded U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Jackson, Mississippi and later to duty under instruction in the Navy ' s prototype postgraduate line school. Duty follov ed in USS RICE COUNTY LST-1089; AOIC and later OIC Naval Communication Unit, New Orleans ; As Electronics Oflicer, U.S. Pacific Fleet Operational Control Center and OIC Joint Pacific On-Line Relay ; USS RENSHAW DD-499 ; duty under instruction, U.S. Marine Corps Schools, Quan- tico, Virginia, and then as commanding officer, USS ERNEST G. SMALL DDR- 838 until March of 1966. Commander SMITH is entitled to wear the following medals and cam- paign ribbons: Bronz Star Medal (Vietnam duty), American Theater, Asiatic- Pacific, WWII Victory, Navy Occupation, China Service, Service Defense, Korean Confiict (7 Stars), Navy-Marine Expeditionary Medal, United Nations Service, and Korean Presidential Unit Citation. In addition. Commander SMITH ' S record contains three letters of Commendation for performance of duty under hostile enemy fire and one for duty under extremely hazardous conditions. Commander SMITH is a native of Bentonia, Mississippi and is married to the former Naomi Fears of that city. The SMITH ' S have two [daughters, ages 9 and 1 1.
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