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"S/Sgt Maynard H Smith a Boeing B-17 gunner from Caro, MI poses after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honour during a ceremony at Thurleigh England on 15-Jul-43. Sgt Smith was credited with saving the lives of the crew members on his plane by combating a fire which broke out as they were returning from a mission." Photograph taken by US Signal Corps photographer Richard "Dick" Ham, 12 July 1943.

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Units

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Richard Thomas Ham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: European Theater of Operations US Army (ETOUSA) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force)
  • Service Numbers: 19098897
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Cinematographer, Combat Photographer
Staff Sergeant Maynard Smith of the 306th Bomb Group, salutes after being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 15 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Secretary Of War Presents America's Highest Award To S/Sergeant At American Airfield In Britain. Mr Henry L. Stimson, the United States Secretary of War, who is on a visit to Britain, visited an American Bomber station in Britain to present the Congressional Medal of Honour, America's hi

Maynard Harrison Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36523097
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
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Image details on fold 3 state negative is from ETOUSA HQ, to which Dick Ham was assigned at the time of the photo. Ham confirms himself he photographed this event as he donated a series of photographs he took of Smith being awarded the medal of honor to IWM in 2012.

Removed association to 8th Air Force as it was not designated as a unit at the time of this photo.

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations
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