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Jacob E. Smart
General Jacob Edward Smart (May 31, 1909 – November 12, 2006) was a general officer who served in United States Army during World War II and in the Air Force during the Cold War era. Early life Smart was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, the son of a railroad conductor, and was educated in the public schools of South Carolina and Georgia, and at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama. Military career Smart graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931 as an Army flying officer and entered flight training with the Army Air Corps. He later became a flying instructor. When the United States entered World War II, Smart, a colonel at that time, was chief of staff for flight training at the Army Air Force headquarters in Washington, D.C.. World War II Smart joined the Air Corps Advisory Council in July 1942, serving on the staff of General "Hap" Arnold, the chief of staff of the Army Air Force. In this position, he was involved with the planning of the inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgeland, South Carolina
Ridgeland is a town in Jasper and Beaufort counties, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,749 at the 2020 census, a 7.1% decrease from 2010. It has been the county seat of Jasper County since the county's formation in 1912. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Ridgeland is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metropolitan area. Ridgeland is home to the Ridgeland Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Ridgeland was originally known as "Gopher Hill" in 1894, derived from the gopher tortoise, which is indigenous to the area. The name was not considered good enough for a new railroad station, so it was changed to "Ridgeland" in 1902 by the station ticket master, Frederick Henry Ingram, for the fact that the town stands on a sandy ridge that is some of the highest land in Jasper County. Geography Ridgeland is in northeastern Jasper County, with the center of town sitting on a low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
