LeRoy Smith

Military
media-16195.jpeg UPL 16195 Crew #46
Guy Rogers Crew
458th BG - 754th BS
Shot down 6 March 1944 on their first mission

Standing Left to Right: Guy Rogers (P), Ray Fiebiger -(TT/E), Marvin Lademan (BTG) , Virgil Morrow (WG), Frank Proteau (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: John Hightower(N) , Marvin Wilson (TG), Leroy Smith (R/O), Joseph Root (B)

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16195 - Crew #46 Guy Rogers Crew 458th BG - 754th BS Shot down 6 March 1944 on their first mission Standing Left to Right: Guy Rogers (P), Ray...

Was not on board when his crew were shot down on 6 March 1944

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0747322
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ford's Folly
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

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Born

Highland, New Jersey, USA

Enlisted

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MACR 3351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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