Michael D. Smith
United States Navy.
1958 - 1964 enlistment.
Petty Office, E4.
Missile Technician (GS) for Regulus I, 500-mile range air-breathing, surfaced launched missile in the USN program for six-years. Served aboard the USN submarine USS Growler SSG-577 operating from Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii.
USS Growler SSG-577 operated in the north Pacific Ocean from Bering Straits to Sea of Japan while furnishing nuclear deterrence against Soviet Union and Chinese Communist nations.
The United States and its military, under God's blessings, assure freedom around the world without asking a thing in return.
