ented ▁for ▁the ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁by ▁a ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁general , ▁and ▁the ▁incident ▁caused ▁a ▁considerable ▁r ift ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁branches . ▁ ▁The ▁Buck ner ▁Board , ▁an ▁all - Ar my ▁panel ▁that ▁investig ated ▁the ▁incident , ▁concluded ▁that , ▁while ▁Holland ▁Smith ▁had ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁fire ▁Ralph ▁Smith , ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁acquaint ed ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁particular ▁difficulties ▁faced ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁M t . ▁T ap ot ch au ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁firing ▁was ▁" not ▁just ified ▁by ▁the ▁facts ." ▁▁ ▁Ralph ▁Smith ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁but ▁the ▁negative ▁public ity ▁associated ▁with ▁his ▁firing ▁on ▁Sa ip an ▁made ▁it ▁imp ract ical ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater . ▁He ▁was ▁thus ▁transferred ▁to ▁Camp ▁J . T . ▁Robinson , ▁Ark ansas , ▁where ▁he ▁super vised ▁the ▁Infantry ▁Rep lacement ▁Training ▁Center . ▁Smith ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁military ▁attach é ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁CA RE ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁mission ▁for ▁France . ▁While ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁CA RE ▁he ▁also ▁o vers aw ▁operations ▁in ▁other ▁western ▁European ▁countries . ▁Smith ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Smith ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4