Lawrence Waith Smith | American Air Museum

Lawrence Waith Smith Jr

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Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #45 dated 8 July 194. Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #4229814 'Dallas Rebel. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Missing in Action (MIA).

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Alfred Joseph Brescia

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12127755
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John Francis Farley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19039826
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert Leigh Fish

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-729318
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

John Thomas Ingles

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-794415
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Carl Warner Janes

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15107381
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

41-24560

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Audrey
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 368th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

42-29554

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Maryland, My Maryland : Billie
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

42-29814

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Dallas Rebel
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-30005

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Salvage Queen
Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-5051

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Barrel House Bessie
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 113

Date: 9 October 1943

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 388th Bomb Group fly over Nazi smoke screens. Printed caption on reverse: '73228 AC- The Nazis have released smoke screens in an effort to hide their railroad yards as Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" fly over the target at Bremen, Germany, prior to the release of the bombs. 8 October 1943.'

VIII Bomber Command 111

Date: 8 October 1943

VIII Bomber Command 108

Date: 4 October 1943

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 101

Date: 23 September 1943

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Date	Description
Other Missing in Action	9 October 1943	Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched at 1341 hrs 50 mi. west of Danish coast, North Sea; MACR 872.
Born
Other Memorial		Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Missing in Action

9 October 1943

Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched at 1341 hrs 50 mi. west of Danish coast, North Sea; MACR 872.

Born

Other

Memorial

Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

Date10 Nov 2023 21:20:23

Contributorjmoore43

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Date10 Oct 2023 00:44:34

Contributoracbernstein1

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3748

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:17

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 872, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…