Joseph G. (Joe/JoJo) Smith

October 29, 1941

JOE SMITH has been accepted by the army air corps and is scheduled to enter the University of Florida on November 15 for eight weeks of special training before being assigned for his advanced training. Joe deserves a pat on the back for his persistent efforts to get in the corps. He's been trying for these many months.

February 25, 1943

JOE SMITH, who has been trying to get into the air corps many months and was accepted, some time ago in the Army Air Corps Reserve, left here Sunday for West Palm Beach where he will take a course in the Civilian Pilot Training program.

March 11, 1943

JOE SMITH, in training for army wings down at Palm Beach came up last Sunday for a few hours with his better half, Lucille.

May 13, 1943

It looked sorta like "old home week here last week end. We saw at one time at Holden's T/Cpl Wilfred Varn, signal corpsman from Casper, Wyo (who was having his first furlough since he went in over a year ago); Top Sgt. Kenneth Hunter from Ft. Knox, Ky. Sgt. Hunter has been in the hospital again, but is getting along OK now; S/Sgt. Louis Simpson from Sheppard Field, Texas and who teaches 'em how to tear 'em apart and put together again; and "Little" JOE SMITH, aviation cadet now located at Miami. Wednesday evening Varn and Simpson took off for Daytona Beach "to look over the WAAC installation -they never having seen many of the uniformed gals. We can't tell you how many thousands are in DB but there's plenty. Locals now call Daytona. Beach Wackville.

January 13, 1944

Pfc. J. E. Maddox, who was stationed at North Camp Hood, Texas, but has been in Missouri to attend a special course at a hospital there arrived here this week to spend his furlough with Mrs. Maddox's mother. He was accompanied here by Mrs. Maddox. They reported a reunion of Flagler countians at Nashville, Tenn. last weekend. They were Sgt. Kenneth Hunter of Ft. Knox, Ky., Pfc and Mrs. Maddox and Air Cadet and Mrs. JOE SMITH.

January 20, 1944

A card from JOE SMITH, now in Nashville, Tenn., who says "I have finally got my appointment as a cadet pilot."

(Congratulations, Joe. You certainly worked long and hard enough for it, and we know you'll make a good pilot and soldier)

February 17, 1944

Air Cadet JOE SMITH has been transferred from Nashville, Tenn. to Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama, for further training.

February 24, 1944

Victor Cyzycki recently was enrolled as aviation cadet in the pre-flight school at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama, according to public relations office there. In a letter we received from Vic said that he is now classified as cadet navigator. He also stated that he and AC JOE SMITH were transferred from Nashville at the same time, Joe going to Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama.

June 1, 1944

A/C JOE (JOJO) SMITH was transferred last week from Montgomery, Ala., to Ocala, Florida, where he is to get further training. He hopes to spend this weekend here with Mrs. Smith.

July 20, 1944

A/C JOE SMITH, in flight training at Ocala for a short time, spent the past weekend here with Mrs. Smith.

November 2, 1944

Air Cadet JOE SMITH has returned to his stationed at Moody Field (Valdosta, Ga.) after a 19-day furlough here with Mrs. Smith.

November 16, 1944

Cpl. J. E. Maddox of Camp Rucker, Ala., and A/C JOE SMITH were here last weekend visiting friends and relatives.

March 1, 1945

And from public relations at Tyndall Field, Panama City, Florida we have the following:

"Aviation Cadet JOSEPH G. SMITH has received his aerial gunner’s wings from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Tyndall Field, the largest of its kind in the Army Air Forces Training Command.

Upon his graduation, the soldier is qualified to take his place as a member of the combat crew of an AAF bomber.

As an aerial gunner, he will join thousands of his 'teammates of the sky,' carrying the attack to the enemy in all parts of the world x x x.” He is the husband of Mrs. Lucille Smith of Bunnell.

May 10, 1945

A/C JOE SMITH, stationed at Maxwell Field, Alabama, was here on a short leave last week.

November 29, 1945

JOE (JOJO) SMITH, we learned received his lieutenant's commission and bombardier wings on November 14 at Midland, Texas. He is here on furlough now, but will return to Midland as an instructor.