 After he was relieved of command of the 27th Infantry Division on Saipan, General Ralph Smith was transferred to the European Theater, where he served with distinction as a liaison officer to Free French commander General Charles de Gaulle. In this photo, Smith attends a 1946 ceremony in the village of Ste. Mere-Eglise, France, honoring soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, who parachuted into the area on D-Day.