Appendix D 



RADM Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith Biography 



The following is a press release issued by the U. S. Coast Guard's Public Information 

 Division shortly after the death of Rear Admiral Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith. It is 

 produced as written, with the exception of corrections to minor typographical errors. 



Public Information Division 



U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters 



Washington 25, D. C. 



RADM EDWARD H. "ICEBERG" SMITH, 

 U. S. COAST GUARD (RET) DIES 



Rear Admiral Edward H. Smith, U. S. Coast Guard, retired, internation- 

 ally recognized figure in scientific and maritime circles for his knowledge 

 of the Arctic and oceanography, died on his birthday, Sunday, October 29, 

 1961 , of cerebral vascular assident at his home 437 Sippewissett Road , 

 Quisset, Massachusetts. He was 72, and had been critically ill for the past 

 several months. 



Rear Admiral Smith was born in 1889 at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, 

 a descendent of a long line of Martha's Vineyard whalemen. His parents 

 were Edward J. and Sarah Elizabeth (Pease) Smith. After attending Vineyard 

 Haven High School and New Bedford High School, he spent a year studying 

 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 



Appointed a cadet on May 4, 1910, he entered the U. S. Coast Guard 

 Academy when it was known as the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service School of 

 Instruction and classes were held aboard the Revenue Practice Cutter ITASCA 

 at Arundel Cove, Maryland. He was graduated and commissioned an Ensign 

 on May 17, 1913, and subsequently advanced in rank as follows: 



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