Daniel D SmithAuthor and Military Historian Daniel Smith, Sr. is retired from twenty-six years in the U.S. Navy. After retiring from the Navy, he joined the all-volunteer Tennessee State Guard as a Captain (Infantry). He retired from the State Guard after seven yers as a Lieutenant Colonel.He has an undergraduate degree from Covenant College and performed post-graduate work in World History at California State University. After retirement from the Navy, he spent 23 years as an IT manager at the Tennessee Valley Authority and another 10 years as a consulting Senior Project Manager at Olav & Co.He was an associate editor of the automobile magazine Vette Vues in the mid-1970s.Smith was executive director of the National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from 1997 to 1999. He has published four military history reference books, many classic car magazine articles, and short story fiction pieces. His military history books include three on U.S. Navy memorabilia and one book titled "The Medal of Honor and the Battles for Chattanooga."He specializes in the history of the military Medal of Honor and World War II military history.Aside from reading, his favorite pastime is showing and judging classic automobiles.He and his wife, Betty Thomas Smith, have two grown children and reside in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Read More Read Less