Article: David R. Smith: [ Age 79 ] Seaman's 50-year career as a mariner spanned Navy and merchant service, as well as four wars.

Byline: Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov. 25--When word came Tuesday evening of the death of Capt. David R. Smith, members of the Maryland Marine Club, who were attending their monthly dinner meeting at a Brooklyn restaurant, quickly rose to their feet for a moment of silence to honor one of their own. Captain Smith, who served in four wars and whose nearly 50-year career as a mariner spanned both the Navy and merchant service, died early Tuesday of complications after kidney surgery at Mercy Medical Center. The Federal Hill resident was 79. He was born in Reading, Mass., the son of a mariner, and was raised there and in Beverly, Mass., and Warwick, R.I. "I ...

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