Background
Smith, Douglas Sydney was born on January 29, 1929 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Sydney W. and Dora E. (Reed) Smith.
Smith, Douglas Sydney was born on January 29, 1929 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Sydney W. and Dora E. (Reed) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas, 1967. Master of Science in Adminstrn, George Washington University, 1972.
Enlisted in, United States Army, 1947; second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1954; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army (Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon) battalion commander 9th infantry division, Vietnam, 1968-1969; assistant division commander, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, 1981-1983; assistant deputy chief staff training, United States Training and Doctrine Command, 1983-1984; president, Division of Medical Sciences Associations, Inc., 1984-1990; vice president, Sage Associations, Inc., 1990-1993.
Active Boy Scouts American, 1970-1978. Member Association United States Army, United States Armor Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of Purple Heart. Clubs: Army-Navy.
Married Mary Howard Harding, October 4, 1969. Children by previous marriage– Michael, Martha, Thomas, Sue, Brian, Stephen.