George K Smith

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear and parachutes. UPL 66730 UPL 66730 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/4 March 1945 Ulm (Ordnance Depot).
Back row L-R: 2nd Lt. Phillo Tozer (TG), 2nd Lt. William McKay Jr. (P), 1st Lt. Frederick Blencowe (MN), Harry L. Roupe (TT), 1st Lt. Sanford Wakser (GHN).
Front Row L-R: Ralph L. Vickroy (RO), Sgt. Eldes Tidwell (FG), 1st Lt. Jack Shattuck (N), 1st Lt. George Smith (B), Maj. Arthur Bean Jr. (CP).
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Object Number - UPL 66730 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/4 March 1945 Ulm (Ordnance Depot). Back row L-R: 2nd Lt. Phillo Tozer (TG), 2nd Lt. William McKay Jr. (P), 1st Lt....

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lead Banana
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

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16 March 1945

Revisions

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Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Navigator, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Togglier, Radio Operator, Gunner or Flight Engineer".

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AAIR 45-03-16-523 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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