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The Man Behind the Woman Photo

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LCDR Jack Smith (center) admires his wife’s picture on the cover of the Guam Times Weeky as Captain W. Marshall, Commanding Officer of the Ship Repair Facility, and Mrs. Marshall look on. – Guam Times Photo

The Man Behind the Woman

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An article by Pat Krause. Krause speaks of LCDR Marvin [Jack] Smith, CO of the U.S.S. Endurance, husband to the aviator Joan Merriam Smith – Krause shares Jack’s brief time along with Joan’s experience with Guam as a stop over on her long flight

Joan Merriam Smith Photo 2

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After her own plane failed to pass inspection, Mrs. Smith flew to Saipan for a short visit abord the Guam Airlines craft. Behind her is Atty. John M. Webster who accompanied her to Saipan. – Custom Color Photo

Joan Merriam Smith Photo 1

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Joan Merriam Smith confers with Admiral Christopher and his aide, Lt. Tom Shanahan, while waiting for her plane, background, to be checked out. She was unable to take off the day this photo was taken. – Custom Color Photo

Joan Merriam Smith

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Joan Merriam Smith, on her aviation journey, was set back multiple times due to bad weather and mechanical problems on her plane; Smith was able to make it to Saipan, Wake Island, Midway Island, and now is currently reaching Honolulu