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SMITH - Selwyn D. Ike Smith, Jr., Major General, US Army, Ret. Major General Selwyn Dyson Ike Smith, Jr, 88, died Thursday, June 19, 2003 at St. Lukes Hospital after a short illness. General Smith lived at Fleet Landing, Atlantic Beach with his wife, Elizabeth Daub Betsy Smith. A memorial service was held June 21 at Fleet Landing. Another service, with full military honors, will be held later this summer at Arlington National Cemetary. Born February 15, 1915 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, he was the son of the late Colonel Selwyn Dyson Smith and Edna May Smith. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1936 and entered service as an artillery officer at Fort Bragg, NC. During World War II, he served as a long gun battalion commander in Italy, France and Germany, during which he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. His postwar assignments included Commanding General, VII Corps Artillery, Germany, and Chief of Staff, Seventh Army, Germany. General Smith ended his military career as Chief of Staff of the Army Materiel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. At his retirement, he was awarded the Distinquished Service Medal. He was proud of his military accomplishments, but rarely discussed them. After his retirement from the Army and a short period of consulting, he and Betsy moved to Beaufort, SC, where they had a house on the Royal Pines golf course. They enjoyed retired life and spent many days golfing. In 1991, they moved to Fleet Landing, Atlantic Beach, where they developed a wide circle of friends. In addition to his wife, Betsy, Ike is survived by three children: Selwyn Dyson Smith III and his wife, Virginia, of Manchester, CT; Craig Daub Smith and his wife, Starr, of Loris, SC; and Marcia Smith Thessin and her husband, James, of Arlington, VA; six grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. To his growing family, he was the beloved Grandpa. To his many friends, he was known as a gentleman who would help anyone without reservation. Throughout his long life, he exemplified the West Point motto Duty, Honor, Country.
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