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Gretna R Smith 1913 - 1999

Gretna R Smith of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on August 29, 1913, and died at age 86 years old on November 12, 1999. Gretna Smith was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 2 Site 738 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
Gretna R Smith
Houston, Harris County, TX 77070
August 29, 1913
November 12, 1999
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  • 08/29
    1913

    Birthday

    August 29, 1913
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, World War I
  • 11/12
    1999

    Death

    November 12, 1999
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    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 2 Site 738 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1913, in the year that Gretna R Smith was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1927, Gretna was merely 14 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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