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Home Town Pueblo Colorado
Last Address Interment of his ashes will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery, with military honors by the Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team.
Date of Passing Nov 22, 2013
Location of Interment Roselawn Cemetery - Pueblo, Colorado
Other Memories On 1 September 1945, Ralph Talbot escorted the USS Portland, sister ship of the Indianapolis and the lead of its class, from Guam to Truk and on the 2nd stood by as the Japanese formally surrendered that island fortress during ceremonies aboard the cruiser. Returning to Guam on the 3rd, the destroyer sailed for Saipan, Okinawa, and Japan on the 5th and, into October, operated off southern Japan and Okinawa, getting underway for the United States on 29 October. The war was finally over.
Ralph Smith returned to civilian life at the end of 1945 and joined the City of Pueblo Fire Department, where he retired as captain after 32 years of service.