Arthur M. Ratliff

Arthur M. "Smiley" Ratliff (1924—2007) was an American teacher, author and businessman from Tazewell, Virginia with interests in coal mining, banking, cattle and real estate. Ratliff was awarded 19 medals for his service in the second world war and the Korean war, including two Purple Hearts, the World War II Victory Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and a Bronze Star for capturing a North Korean machine gun nest in 1950, and received an honorary doctorate from Emory and Henry University. He lived in the Whitten Valley section of Tazewell County. In the early 1980s Ratliff proposed creating a home for himself on the remote South Pacific Henderson Island but failed to gain the approval of the British government.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Brooke M (19 July 1992). "Expedition to mystery island: Michael Brooke and fellow scientists went to the Pacific to study the animals and plants of Henderson Island, a unique treasure-trove". The Independent.
  2. ↑ Archer B (2 November 2007). "Region laments passing of entrepreneur 'Smiley' Ratliff". Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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