DeWitt Clinton Smith Jr. (31 August 1920 – 21 July 2005) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel from 1977 to 1978.

[1][2][3] Born in Baltimore and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Smith graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

He then attended Oberlin College but dropped out to join the fight against fascism in Europe at the outset of World War II.

Promoted to lieutenant general in 1977, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel until 1978 when he planned to retire from active duty.

Yerks took up the Deputy Chief of Staff position while Smith returned to the Army War College as commandant.