Walter W Smith Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot of 'The Birmingham Jewel'. Completed 35 missions,
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 525th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15383170
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12064619
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 525th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 18137524 / O-693617
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 525th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39329232
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19089734 / O-757479
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lived in |
Birmingham, Alabama | 27 March 1944 | Birmingham, Alabama |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-1945; p. 159. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia