Robert Elbert Smith

Military
42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown UPL 60172 UPL 60172 B-17 42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown.

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Object Number - UPL 60172 - B-17 42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown.

Piloted B-17 #42-29762 TU-D 'Coup De Grace'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown

42-29762

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Coup de Grace
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wenatchee, Washington 5 November 1919

Died

Wenatchee, WA 18 May 2003

Buried

Enchantments Range, Washington 1 July 2003 Cremated, ashes scattered over Enchantments Mountain Range, Washington by air.

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First hand knowledge - Grandson

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- Grandson of Robert Elbert Smith

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / grandson

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42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown

Object number: UPL 60172 - B-17 42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert...