About F. Neale Smith
Lived 1930 – 2020 (aged 89). F. Neale Smith was an American military officer.
Francis Neale Smith (December 26, 1930 – August 15, 2020) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Chief of the United States Naval Reserve from November 1987 until August 1989. He was an alumnus of the University of Maryland School of Law, and Loyola College in Maryland.
After his retirement in 1989, Smith became director of the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Later in life, he moved to The Woodlands, Texas, with his wife Virginia Elizabeth "Ginny" Smith, a retired Navy nurse. Smith had married the former Virginia Elizabeth "Ginger" Thompson on August 6, 1955, at the Charleston Naval Base chapel.
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Who was F. Neale Smith?
United States Navy admiral
When was F. Neale Smith born?
F. Neale Smith was born on 26 December 1930 in Baltimore.
When did F. Neale Smith die?
F. Neale Smith died on 15 August 2020 in The Woodlands.
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F. Neale Smith was a military officer.
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F. Neale Smith was American.
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