| Name |
Freeman Paul SMITH |
| Born |
22 Jan 1913 |
Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
Lieutenant, US Navy, World War II (Pacific) [3] |
- Not on the list.
No online military references.
|
| Census |
1920, 1930 |
West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Residence |
Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD [3] |
| Died |
20 Jan 2003 |
Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD [2, 3] |
| Buried |
East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV [3] |
| Notes |
- Freeman Paul Smith was a specialist in agriculture and rural development, retiring from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1969 as chief of agriculture and rural development for USAID in Recife, Brazil. Prior to his assignment in Brazil, he had served in similar positions as the senior agriculture and rural development officer in USAID and predecessor agency missions in Ecuador, Argentina, Peru and Costa Rica. During his 18 years with U.S. development agencies, he oversaw assistance that led to the transformation of agricultural practice, the introduction of new crop and livestock varieties, land reform, and the establishment of new national research and training institutions in Latin America. From 1949 to 1951, he served with the U.S. Occupation Forces in Japan, helping to guide reform and modernization programs for the Japanese pearl and fishing industry.
A native of West Union, W.Va., he attended nearby Salem College and received his bachelor's degree and master's degree in plant pathology from West Virginia University. Immediately following his graduation, he worked as a county agricultural agent for the West Virginia Agricultural Extension Service in Point Pleasant, W.Va., and later for the U.S. Farm Security Administration in Morgantown, where he met his wife, the former Rose Marie Pilegge, also of Morgantown. His 10-year tenure with the Farm Security Administration was interrupted with service in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
After retiring from USAID with a total of 35 years of federal service, he worked for International Development Services Inc., an international consulting firm where he managed the firm's agriculturual and rural development projects. In the later years of his life he divided his time between his home in Chevy Chase, and his family farm near West Union, where he experimented with new methods of organic gardening. [3]
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| Person ID |
I82378 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
5 Sep 2012 |
1913 - 2003 (89 years)