Smoot, Roland N. (Roland Nesbit), 1901-1984
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1901 - 1984
biographical statement
Citation:
Famous American admirals, 2002: p. 321 (Roland Nesbit Smoot; b. May 7, 1901; d. Feb. 13, 1984; attended U.S. Naval Academy from Utah, 1923; began career on destroyer U.S.S. Chase, then shifted to submarines for ten years; post-graduate schooling in engineering at Annapolis, 1928-1930; taught at the Academy, 1933-1935; served on destroyers in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II) p. 322 (participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf and Okinawa; after war served as Director of Officer Personnel and as Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel; promoted to vice admiral in 1958 and given command of the Taiwan Defense Command; retired in 1962)Ancestry.com, via WWW, July 10, 2013 (Roland Nesbit Smoot; R. N. Smoot; b. May 7, 1901 in Provo, Utah; parents: Brigham Smoot and Margaret Annella Nesbit; m. June 7, 1923 in Provo, Utah to Sally Ridgely, two children; attended Pennsylvania State College; d. Feb. 13, 1984 in Laguna Hills, Orange County, Calif.)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Roland Nesbit Smoot papers, approximately 1940-1949
Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197225537544], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 3315 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains the letters and narrative accounts of Roland Nesbit Smoot describing his military experiences as an member of the United States Navy during World War II. He mostly participated in the Pacific Asian theatre of the war, mainly in Japan, during World War II. Dated approximately 1940s.
Dates:
approximately 1940-1949