▁with ▁no ▁additional ▁pun ishment . ▁General ▁J . ▁Franklin ▁Bell ▁was ▁never ▁investig ated . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Smith ▁retired ▁to ▁Port sm outh , ▁Ohio , ▁doing ▁some ▁world ▁travel ing . ▁He ▁volunte ered ▁his ▁military ▁services ▁by ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ' s ▁Office ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁but ▁was ▁refused ▁due ▁to ▁old ▁age ▁and ▁because ▁his ▁at roc ities ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁had ▁sever ely ▁t arn ished ▁the ▁image ▁and ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military . ▁ ▁Smith ▁died ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Battle ▁w ounds ▁By ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁court - mart ial , ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁wounded ▁in ▁battle ▁three ▁times : ▁▁▁ ▁Smith ▁had ▁a ▁scar ▁from ▁a ▁sab er ▁cut ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁in ▁Barb ours ville , ▁Virginia . ▁Since ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁carrying ▁a ▁M ini é ▁ball ▁from ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh il oh ▁in ▁his ▁hip . ▁Smith ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁bullet ▁in ▁his ▁body ▁from ▁a ▁w ound ▁at ▁El ▁Can ey , ▁Cuba ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War .