Smith, Albert H. (Albert Hamman), 1919-

Entered World War II as a 2nd Lt. (1940) and rose to Major (1944) with 16th Infantry and was at the Normandy landing (1944). From 1945-51 he served with Army Ground Forces and Second Army and Office of Comptroller of the Army. As Lt. Col. (1951-1961) he was a comptroller in USAREUR and commander of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry; was at the Infantry School as student and instructor (1955-58); course director for USAIS; and attended the Army War College (1959-60). As Col. (1961-1966) he served in Korea and in Offices of Army Comptroller and Chief of Staff. Saw duty at Fort Carson (1964-65) and Institute of Advanced Studies (1965-66). As Brigadier General (1967-70) he was with the U.S. Southern Command and became Asst. Commander of 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam (1968-69) and was with MACV (1969-70). Became Major General in 1970.

Albert H. Smith, Jr., was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry upon graduation from Johns Hopkins University in 1940. He served in Europe during World War II (WWII) with the 16th Infantry Regiment and then in various staff assignments following the war. His military career in the early 1960s took him from command of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment to the Office of the Director of Instruction, United States Army Infantry School (USAIS). In the 1960s, he was assigned to various management analysis and data systems programs in the Office of the Chief of Staff for Army Information. Late in 1968, Smith served as assistant division commander and then acting division commander of the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.