Horace Lee Smith was born on April 27, 1926 in Lafayette, Georgia, the son of James Luther ‘Luke’ Smith and Velma Rebecca Millican.
He died on August 8, 1946 at Chattanooga, TN. He was a WWII Veteran according to his death certificate.
US Navy
Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class
He is buried at Center Point Cemetery at Lafayette, Walker County in Georgia.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 9 August 1946
Horace Lee Smith, 20, of 3205 East 44th Street, was killed in an automobile crash at 28th Street and Rossville Boulevard. Smith, a sailor on leave from the USS Elkomin at the Boston Navy Yard, died when a car he was driving went out of control at a curve near the intersection and crashed into another automobile driven by George Petras of 1314 North Orrchard Knob Avenue. Smith was a graduate of Central High and was attending the University of Chattanooga when he enlisted in the navy. He was a member of the Clifton Hills Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. J.E. Fricks; brother, James Luther Smith and grandmother, Mrs. E.A. Smith and grandfather, A.W. Millican. His father was the late Luke Smith.
- Rank: Machinist's Mate 3rd Class
- Date of birth: 27 April 1926
- Date of death: 8 August 1946
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Navy
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Center Point Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
- Location In Memorial: Pillar X, Middle Panel
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