Richard Dickinson Smith ’27

Richard Dickinson Smith died July 24, 1995. Dick came to us from Woodbury Forest School. His father was Edgar Smith 1890. He majored in modern languages and was a member of Key and Seal Club. Junior and senior years he roomed with Dick Urquhart in 164 Little Hall.

After graduation he worked for Albert Ashforth, Inc., in NYC and lived in Brooklyn and Wilton, Conn. In 1930 he married Hazel Arnold in NYC.

In Mar. 1941 he enlisted in the Army as a captain with the Field Artillery. Serving at Camp Livingston, La., he was promoted to major in May 1942 and served with distinction in the European theater, earning a silver star and promotion to lt. col. in July 1944 as a battalion commander. He earned the Croix de Guerre, Legion of Merit, and an Army Commendation Ribbon for his leadership in piercing the Nazi's Siegfried Line.

He served also in the Korean War and retired from a fine career in the Army in 1960 as a full colonel, living at Sarasota, Fla. His wife died there in 1985.

He is survived by two nieces, Carol Hall and Nancy Schwartz. To them, the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1927