November 7, 1925 – Unknown
Clyde Smith
Personal Information
Birthplace: Spokane, WA
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Theater of Operation: American
Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Clyde was born November 7, 1925 in Spokane Washington U.S.A and passed away November 10, 2020 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada. Clyde came to Canada spring of 1931. To a farm 6 ½ miles west of Millet on what was known as the Blind Line. He was with his grandparents Elza and Alda Maria Barnes. In 1937 Clyde moved to Pigeon Lake with his Mother and step father Orren Ayres. Clyde was called to the USA Army Air Force in 1944. He served 2 years in Alaska. Clyde worked on farms, hauled gravel, hauled water for oil drilling rigs and did a lot of carpenter work. Was employed by a tow boat company operating on the Columbia River, U.S.A. Clyde also worked on the Canadian Coast Guard vessel “Miskanaw” installing aids to navigation on the Athabasca River, Lake Athabasca and Slave River.
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