Roland Roger Smith was born May 22, 1917, in Bristow, NE. In 1941, he enlisted in the US Army to serve his country.
On December 20, 1949, he was united in marriage to Gloria Jean Lively in Winner, SD. The family moved to Sioux Falls in 1952 where Roland was an electrician until his retirement. Roland was a lifetime member in the IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the VFW.