From Nebraska dust-bowl farm boy to U.S. Naval aviator, David Eugene Smith, led a very full life, dying just one month before his 100th birthday. He was happily married to the love of his life, Vivian Douglas Smith, for 76 years, residing with her in the midcentury modern Holmes Run Acres community in Falls Church Virginia.
During WWII, David enlisted in the U.S. Navy and entered Naval flight training, reaching the rank of Lt. Commander. He returned to civilian life in 1949, finishing his bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering at University of Michigan. He was recalled to activ...
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