James Leverte Elmore, Jr
1924-2012

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Ralph Paul Smoot was born July 3 1923 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Arkansas to Elmer & Esma Joyce Smoot. Ralph married Florence Nora Davis on Jan 3, 1948 in Sebastian Co., Ar. On Jan 3, 1948 Ralph and Florence filed for divorce. On Feb 9, 1955 Ralph married Wilma Thuess.

On June 30, 1942 Ralph registred for the military draft in Sebastian Co., Ar. SFC Ralph Paul Smoot served not only in WWII but in the Korean War as well as Vietnam.

Photo and Biography below shared by Vickie Graves Jones
from Fighting Men of Arkansas