John W Smith
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Crew #555 - Paul W. Bridgeman Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
466th BG Historian
Lt. Smith initially trained as a Pilot Cadet. Logged 200+ Flight hours.
Transferred to Navigation Training to Selman Field, Monroe La.
Trained with Paul Brigman Crew on B-24 Liberator.
Attached to 466th. Bomb Group, 785th. Squadron, Crew #555.
Upon completion of 36 Bombing Missions, Attached to Air Transport Command, Flew Missions into Stockholm Sweden (as civilians in unmarked B-24's) with Pilot Melvin Westbrook / Co-Pilot William Pond / Engineer William Estep / Unknown Radio Operator.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Billings, MT, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 351