Larry served in the US Army. He was stationed iin Germany.

Click on the photo to the right to see him in boot camp. Photos while stationed in Germany are here.

Larry enlisted in the US Army in 2004. Afterwards, he served as a welder and member of G Company, 3rd BSB, 1st Brigade,3rd Infantry Division. Larry completed two overseas tours during the Gobal War on Terrorism in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Click here to see Larry before his first tour in overseas. A photo taken while in Iraq is here.

George W. Smith and his older brother, W.D. Smith, took part in the Civil war, serving together in the Thirty-second Georgia Regiment, under Colonel George P. Harrison. "Colonel Harrison’s Infantry" was assigned to Savannah, Georgia, before being assigned to the defense of Charleston, S.C. in 1863. George W. died while in the army, at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. His Regiment went on to surrender in Greensboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865.

Click here to see George's exploits chronicled in A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (page 959).See a list of the 32d's engagements.

During the Civil war he served bravely in a Georgia regiment, being commissioned as lieutenant of his company, and acting as captain in time of need. He took part in many engagements of note, and in a hard-fought battle just above Atlanta, was severely wounded.

Click here to see John's exploits chronicled in A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (page 959).

W. D. and his younger brother, George, took part in the Civil war, both serving in the Thirty-second
Georgia Regiment, under Colonel George P. Harrison. "Colonel Harrison’s Infantry" was assigned to Savannah, Georgia, before being assigned to the defense of Charleston, S.C. in 1863. William, served as a private throughout the entire war, and at the Battle of Olustee at Ocean Pond, Florida on about February 20, 1864 was severely injured by the falling of a tree. His Regiment went on to surrender in Greensboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865.

"Smith, William D. private May 7, 1862. Enlisted in Company G, 32nd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 07 May 1862. Sick in Georgia Hospital at Savannah, Georgia. September 30, 1862. No later record."

From: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, 32d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.
EMANUEL COUNTY, GEORGIA

Click here to see W.D.'s exploits chronicled in A History of Savannah and South Georgia by William Harden (page 959). See a list of the 32d's engagements.

Stephen served in the army of the Confederate States of America in the 32nd Georgia Infantry during the US Civil War. He died in the war and never got to see the son he had with his wife, Martha (Williams) Tison. She named the boy Jefferson Davis Tison.

Read his Civil War Correspondence home and his Will

David enlisted in the US Army and fought in the Korean War. He was stationed on the island of O'ahu in the (then) US Territory of Hawai'i as a medic.

Mike served in the US Navy as an electrician aboard a submarine tender out of Norfolk, Virginia.