Background
Smith, Frederick Adair was born on December 8, 1921 in Trinity, Texas, United States. Son of Frederick Adair and Alice Lorraine (Mansell) Smith.
mechanics educator army officer
Smith, Frederick Adair was born on December 8, 1921 in Trinity, Texas, United States. Son of Frederick Adair and Alice Lorraine (Mansell) Smith.
Student, University Texas, 1938-1941; Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1944; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1949; postgraduate, Command and Staff College, 1954-1955; postgraduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1958-1959; postgraduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1962-1963; Master of Business Administration, George Washington University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1968; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount St. Mary College, 1983.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1944; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army, 1974; service in, Europe, 1944-1947; service in, Korea, 1953-1954; service in, Vietnam, 1969; instructor, Staff and Command College, 1955-1958; instructor physics, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1949-1952; professor mechanics, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1965-1974; head department, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1969-1974; dean academic board, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1974-1985. Trustee Association Graduates United States Military Academy.
Member American Academy Mechanics, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Katherine Bailey Egerton, December 28, 1949. Children: Katherine Smith Ward, Carolyn Smith Graves.