Smith, Emery Tritle, 1878-1924

Officers of the 129th Field Artillery at Chateau le Chenay, France, during World War I. Seated, left to right: Major John L. Miles; Lieutenant Colonel Marvin H. Gates; Colonel Emery T. Smith; Major Charles E. Wilson. Second Row, left to right: Captain Wernall T. Paterson; Captain Harry B. Allen; Captain Spencer Salisbury; Captain Harry S. Truman; Captain William D. Lawson, Jr.; Captain Roger T. Sermon. Standing on stairs, left to right: First Lieutenant Ralph E. Crenshaw; First Lieutenant Francis G. Walthew; First Lieutenant Edgar G.

Col. Emery T. Smith, C. O. 106th Field Artillery - 26th Division, C. O. 129th Field Artillery - 35th Division. This was probably taken in France during World War I. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division Clippings and snapshots.

Select officers of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, pose for a photograph on board the USS Zeppelin. Written on the bottom of the photograph are two names: Colonel [Emery] Smith and Lt. Colonel [Marvin] Gates with arrows pointing to the two men. The man second from the left in the second row is Captain Ted Marks. The rest of the men are unidentified.

Colonel Emery T. Smith, Commanding Officer 106th Field Artillery - 26th Division, Commanding Officer 129th Field Artillery - 35th Division. This was probably taken in France during World War I. From: 35th Division scrapbook

Regimental officers, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, United States Army on board USS Zeppelin, April, 1919. Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Gates and Colonel Emery T. Smith in foreground. The Zeppelin is the ship that carried Harry S. Truman home from World War I. From: 35th Division scrapbook

Officers of 129th Field Artillery pose for a photograph on board ship, probably the USS Zeppelin (on which they returned to the United States after World War I). In the front row, third and fourth from the left, are Colonel Emery T. Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Gates. The man second from the left in the second row is Captain Ted Marks. The rest of the men are unidentified. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Regimental officers, 129th Field Artillery, on board U. S. S. Zeppelin, April, 1919. In the front row, third and fourth from the left, are Colonel Emery T. Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Gates. Others are unidentified. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.