EDWIN R. SMITH
(1902 - 1950)
Smith, 48, Naval Architect, Dead
Edwin R. Smith, 48, widely known naval architect, for 17 years district inspector for the American Bureau of shipping, with headquarters at the Manitowoc Ship Building company, died at his home at Winghaven, town of Two Creeks, shortly before midnight Monday. He had been in failing health since early in July.
Mr. Smith had been identified with the construction of Great Lakes craft since 1937, inspecting boats at the Manitowoc yards, the Christy corporation at Sturgeon Bay and the Ann Arbor line car ferries at Frankfort, Mich. Among his duties were to see that the boats were built according to specifications of the bureau. He also served as an adviser to the firms in the construction of boats.
Private funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery, Two Rivers. Friends are asked to omit flowers. They may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
Mr. Smith was born in New York city in 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Edwin Smith. He was graduated from the Engelwood, N.J., high school and from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1923. He was the youngest member of the class and ranked highest in standing. He has been connected with the American Bureau of Shipping for 20 years being located at Beloit before coming to Manitowoc. He resided in Manitowoc for 11 years before moving to Winghaven in 1944.
A licensed airplane pilot and the first in this area to hold a government A and E mechanics license, Mr. Smith for many years was a flying enthusiast and owned his own plane. He was one of the organizers of the civil air patrol in Wisconsin in the early years of World War II and was one of the most active workers in establishing the CAP in this area. He served as a flight officer. In 1926, Mr. Smith was selected by the government as a member of a technical committee to study the German technique of shipbuilding in Germany, spending several months abroad.
He married Miss Winifred Wahls at Green Bay in 1942. She survives with a son, Ward, aged 7; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of Edgewater, N.J.; sister, Mrs. J.H. Bondurant of Englewood, N. J.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, December 5, 1950 P. 16
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(1902 - 1950)
Smith, 48, Naval Architect, Dead
Edwin R. Smith, 48, widely known naval architect, for 17 years district inspector for the American Bureau of shipping, with headquarters at the Manitowoc Ship Building company, died at his home at Winghaven, town of Two Creeks, shortly before midnight Monday. He had been in failing health since early in July.
Mr. Smith had been identified with the construction of Great Lakes craft since 1937, inspecting boats at the Manitowoc yards, the Christy corporation at Sturgeon Bay and the Ann Arbor line car ferries at Frankfort, Mich. Among his duties were to see that the boats were built according to specifications of the bureau. He also served as an adviser to the firms in the construction of boats.
Private funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery, Two Rivers. Friends are asked to omit flowers. They may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
Mr. Smith was born in New York city in 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Edwin Smith. He was graduated from the Engelwood, N.J., high school and from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1923. He was the youngest member of the class and ranked highest in standing. He has been connected with the American Bureau of Shipping for 20 years being located at Beloit before coming to Manitowoc. He resided in Manitowoc for 11 years before moving to Winghaven in 1944.
A licensed airplane pilot and the first in this area to hold a government A and E mechanics license, Mr. Smith for many years was a flying enthusiast and owned his own plane. He was one of the organizers of the civil air patrol in Wisconsin in the early years of World War II and was one of the most active workers in establishing the CAP in this area. He served as a flight officer. In 1926, Mr. Smith was selected by the government as a member of a technical committee to study the German technique of shipbuilding in Germany, spending several months abroad.
He married Miss Winifred Wahls at Green Bay in 1942. She survives with a son, Ward, aged 7; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of Edgewater, N.J.; sister, Mrs. J.H. Bondurant of Englewood, N. J.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, December 5, 1950 P. 16
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EDWIN R. SMITH
(1902 - 1950)
Smith, 48, Naval Architect, Dead
Edwin R. Smith, 48, widely known naval architect, for 17 years district inspector for the American Bureau of shipping, with headquarters at the Manitowoc Ship Building company, died at his home at Winghaven, town of Two Creeks, shortly before midnight Monday. He had been in failing health since early in July.
Mr. Smith had been identified with the construction of Great Lakes craft since 1937, inspecting boats at the Manitowoc yards, the Christy corporation at Sturgeon Bay and the Ann Arbor line car ferries at Frankfort, Mich. Among his duties were to see that the boats were built according to specifications of the bureau. He also served as an adviser to the firms in the construction of boats.
Private funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery, Two Rivers. Friends are asked to omit flowers. They may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
Mr. Smith was born in New York city in 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Edwin Smith. He was graduated from the Engelwood, N.J., high school and from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1923. He was the youngest member of the class and ranked highest in standing. He has been connected with the American Bureau of Shipping for 20 years being located at Beloit before coming to Manitowoc. He resided in Manitowoc for 11 years before moving to Winghaven in 1944.
A licensed airplane pilot and the first in this area to hold a government A and E mechanics license, Mr. Smith for many years was a flying enthusiast and owned his own plane. He was one of the organizers of the civil air patrol in Wisconsin in the early years of World War II and was one of the most active workers in establishing the CAP in this area. He served as a flight officer. In 1926, Mr. Smith was selected by the government as a member of a technical committee to study the German technique of shipbuilding in Germany, spending several months abroad.
He married Miss Winifred Wahls at Green Bay in 1942. She survives with a son, Ward, aged 7; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of Edgewater, N.J.; sister, Mrs. J.H. Bondurant of Englewood, N. J.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, December 5, 1950 P. 16
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(1902 - 1950)
Smith, 48, Naval Architect, Dead
Edwin R. Smith, 48, widely known naval architect, for 17 years district inspector for the American Bureau of shipping, with headquarters at the Manitowoc Ship Building company, died at his home at Winghaven, town of Two Creeks, shortly before midnight Monday. He had been in failing health since early in July.
Mr. Smith had been identified with the construction of Great Lakes craft since 1937, inspecting boats at the Manitowoc yards, the Christy corporation at Sturgeon Bay and the Ann Arbor line car ferries at Frankfort, Mich. Among his duties were to see that the boats were built according to specifications of the bureau. He also served as an adviser to the firms in the construction of boats.
Private funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery, Two Rivers. Friends are asked to omit flowers. They may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
Mr. Smith was born in New York city in 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Edwin Smith. He was graduated from the Engelwood, N.J., high school and from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1923. He was the youngest member of the class and ranked highest in standing. He has been connected with the American Bureau of Shipping for 20 years being located at Beloit before coming to Manitowoc. He resided in Manitowoc for 11 years before moving to Winghaven in 1944.
A licensed airplane pilot and the first in this area to hold a government A and E mechanics license, Mr. Smith for many years was a flying enthusiast and owned his own plane. He was one of the organizers of the civil air patrol in Wisconsin in the early years of World War II and was one of the most active workers in establishing the CAP in this area. He served as a flight officer. In 1926, Mr. Smith was selected by the government as a member of a technical committee to study the German technique of shipbuilding in Germany, spending several months abroad.
He married Miss Winifred Wahls at Green Bay in 1942. She survives with a son, Ward, aged 7; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of Edgewater, N.J.; sister, Mrs. J.H. Bondurant of Englewood, N. J.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, December 5, 1950 P. 16
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