John Curtis Smith

On a tumultuous summer evening in 1909, in the small industrial town of Schoenville, Pennsylvania, a young state trooper's life was tragically cut short amidst a bitter labor dispute. Private John Curtis Smith, a 24-year-old male, had been with the Pennsylvania State Police for only seven months when he was sent with his fellow officers to quell the escalating violence of the Pressed Steel Car Company strike. The strike, which had been simmering for weeks, boiled over on the night of August 22nd ...

Private John Curtis Smith

Private John Curtis Smith, age 24 - National Gun Violence Memorial