Rex B Smith

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Nordhorn, Germany on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-30378 'Good Time Cholly III'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Rex was seriously injured when he was shot down, losing a leg. His death in January 1995 was reported by his crewmate Don Kremper.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30378

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wolf Pack, Good Time Cholly III
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

10 February 1944

Born

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of Rex Smith.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2386 / MACR 2386, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database