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Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 31 October 1901
Died | 19 May 1993 Andrews Air Force Base Hospital, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 91)
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Allegiance | United States |
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Years of service | 1923–1958 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Joseph Smith (31 October 1901 – 19 May 1993) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in June 1923 and was commissioned in the Cavalry but transferred to the United States Army Air Corps in 1929. During World War II, he served in the China-Burma-India Theater and on Okinawa. After the war he became the commandant of the Air Tactical School. He commanded the Military Air Transport Service from 1952 until his retirement in 1958.