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Aug. 27, 1933 - May 25, 2023
Gene A. (Smitty)
Smith passed away on May 25, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital
surrounded by his "three sons."
Gene was born August
27, 1933 to Dermot and Luella (Langenbach) Smith in Kenosha,
where he lived his entire life. At a young age, he worked as a
newspaper carrier for the Kenosha News. He could still remember
his delinquent payment customers. After his return from military
service, he worked at Dynamatic and then American Motors working
his way up to a supervisor of the crankshaft division (816).
During the "layoff" years at the Motors, he worked at various
manufacturers, including American Brass, MacWhyte Wire "Wrope,"
and a few others. In 1988, he retired from the Motors as a
machine repairman just shy of reaching the 30-year mark. A truly
lucky man to be retired for more years than he worked.
Gene was a Staff
Sergent in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean
Conflict. He originally was trained in the weather service but
was transferred to special services and was a cryptographer. He
was stationed in Japan where he began his love of photography.
He was instrumental in deciphering the North Korean code
embedded in the weather reports. He would never discuss his
special assignments during his military career until only a few
years ago, stating it was highly classified. |
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