Private, Btry. B, Heavy Artly., 81st Div., 316th Regt.; of Guilford County; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith. Husband of Mrs. Bessie Gurley Smith. Entered service May 28, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918. Returned to USA June 9, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.