Beryl J Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22103.jpeg UPL 22103 Beryl J Smith - Ottumwa, 388th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22103 - Beryl J Smith - Ottumwa, 388th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 6 July 1944 Hit by flak and crashed at S Maclou in B-17 'Gyndia' 42-31802



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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31802

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gyndia
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

6 July 1944

Born

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7361 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC MACR 7361 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 22103 - Beryl J Smith - Ottumwa, 388th BG, KIA