Howard Myron Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22107 - Howard M Smith - Atlantic, 448th BG, KIA
Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043498 / O-676878
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Thirty Day Furlough
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shelby, IA | 12 March 1913 | Son of Earl Myron Smith |
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Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 8 January 1942 | Fort Crook, Nebraska |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brunswick, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518 |
|
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 21 June 1950 | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
|
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands | |
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Based |
Seething | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3306349/howard-m-smith
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2518 / MACR 2518, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
