Smith, George Blackwell Jr.
Title
Smith, George Blackwell Jr.
Last Name
Smith
First and Middle Name
George Blackwell Jr.
Hometown
Capron, Virginia
County and/or State
Southampton County, Virginia
Birth Date
20 August 1894
Birthplace
Capron, Virginia
Death Date
6 March 1985
Place of Death
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Parents
George Blackwell Smith and Elizabeth Lee Williams
Spouse(s)
Emily Jameson Miller
Children
2nd Lt. Gustavus Hindman Miller Smith (died in Europe in World War 2), and George Blackwell Smith III
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Graduated
Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912.
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
37th Infantry, 93rd Division
Military Events
Entered the first Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 13 May 1917, was commissioned 2nd Lieut. 15 Aug 1917, and assigned to Camp Jackson, SC. He sailed for France on 6 Aug 1918,was wounded in action overseas (37th inf., 93rd Div. Regmt, AEF) and rec'd from the French govnt. a Croix de Guerre. He returned home on 11 Feb 1919, was sent to Camp Lee, VA and discharged there on 25 Feb 1919.
Decorations or Citations
Croix de Guerre
Postwar Life
In 1919 accepted a position with the United Hosiery Mills Corp., of which he is became vice-president and superintendent.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Collection
Citation
“Smith, George Blackwell Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1179.
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