George P Smith

Military
media-36781.jpeg UPL 36781 2Lt George A Kyle Crew, 360BS, 303BG, 8AF.

Rear L-R: Fred Holcombe Jr, James H Hardy, George A Kyle, Ernest G Schieferstein.

Front L-R: Howard F Delaney, Frank R Turner Jr, William R Kaufmann, George P Smith, Joel A Berly Jr.

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Object Number - UPL 36781 - 2Lt George A Kyle Crew, 360BS, 303BG, 8AF. Rear L-R: Fred Holcombe Jr, James H Hardy, George A Kyle, Ernest G Schieferstein. Front L-R: Howard...

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Aborted mission to Stuttgart in B-17 44-6504. Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills 16-Dec-44 returning to base due to failure of Gee and radio compass. Wounded in crash. Returned to Duty (RTD)



Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Sheila the Dog

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
  • Nationality: British
  • Role/Job: Sheep dog

George Anderson Kyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13119430 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6504

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

752

  • Date: 16 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Survived crash RTD

Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills 16 December 1944 Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills 16-Dec-44; Returned to Duty (RTD)

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 36781 - 2Lt George A Kyle Crew, 360BS, 303BG, 8AF. Rear L...