What is William Y. Smith?
{{Infobox military person |name=William Y. Smith |birth_name=William Young Smith |birth_date={{Birth date|1925|8|13}} |death_date={{Death date and age|2016|1|19|1925|8|13}} |image=William Y. Smith.JPEG |caption= |nickname=Youngblood |birth_place= [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]] |death_place= [[Falls Church, Virginia]] |placeofburial= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Air Force]] |serviceyears=1948–1983 |rank= [[General officer|General]] |unit= |commands= |battles=[[Korean War]] |awards= |relations= |laterwork= }} '''William Young Smith''' (August 13, 1925 – January 19, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] military official. He was a [[United States Air Force]] four-star general. He was Chief of Staff, [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe]] (COFS SHAPE) from 1979 to 1981 and as Deputy Commander in Chief, [[U.S. European Command]] (DCINCEUR) from 1981 until his retirement from military service in 1983.<ref>{{cite book| author = Paul Martell|author2=Grace P. Hayes | title = World military leaders| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RI5mAAAAMAAJ| year = 1974| publisher = Bowker| isbn = 978-0-8352-0785-0 }}</ref> Smith died in [[Falls Church, Virginia]] from [[congestive heart failure]] at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes |first=Bart |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/william-y-smith-four-star-air-force-general-dies-at-90/2016/01/24/0ec7eee0-c09e-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html |title=William Y. Smith, four-star Air Force general, dies at 90 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=1925-08-13 |access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7198 William Y. Smith biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331142443/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7198 |date=2013-03-31 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, William Y.}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure]] [[Category:Milita