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Military Records

If you have ancestors in Maryland that served in the Military, please let me know. We welcome information, pension records, pictures, a Maryland soldier's story, etc.

William T. Carter, second from right, and the other four unknown soldiers served in the 3rd Maryland Infantry during the Civil War.

Charles Johnston Badger (August 6, 1853 – September 7, 1932) was an admiral in the United States Navy. His active-duty career included service in the Spanish-American War and World War I.

The son of Commodore Oscar C. Badger (1823–1899), Charles Badger was born August 6, 1853 in Rockville, Maryland. He attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1873.[1] Badger served in Cincinnati (C-7) during the Spanish-American War, and climaxed his career as Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his contribution as chairman of the Navy General Board during World War I. Rear Admiral Badger died September 7, 1932 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Rear Admiral Badger was a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George E. Badger (1790–1865); Admiral Oscar C. Badger II (1890–1958) was his son.

James Clyde Smith born 1907, son of Clyde Nelson Smith and Anna Zewe Smith. J.C. Smith lived in Braddock, PA with this siblings Richard, Robert, Charles, Arthur, Elizabeth (Betty Carlin), Mary Catherine.

He was a Lt. Commander on the U.S.S. Missouri during WWII and the Korean War. He had one son James Clyde Smith and one daughter Claudia.

James Clyde Smith died in Los Angeles, CA 1956. His Smith Family line is in California and the Pennsylvania line is in the Pittsburgh area, Altoona/Newry Blair County, and Maryland.


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