Editor’s Note: On March 9, 2020, in Lebanon, Ohio, near Cincinnati, I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel, Carol and Judy, Harold Smith’s daughters. Harold was a WWII veteran serving on the home front as an airplane mechanic. Three of his brothers were also WWII veterans. Rachel, Carol and Judy shared the many documents and…
Sgt. Harold R. Smith, WWII Home Front Aircraft Mechanic
Harold R. Smith entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and was assigned to the Army Air Force to train as an aircraft mechanic.