James F Smith Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 5513 - picture from Saralee Green
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30389 'Dear Mom'. Killed in Action (KIA) near Lummen, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dear Mom
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Lummen, België | 17 August 1943 | Lummen, Belgium |
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Born |
Montgomery, Alabama, USA | ||
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Neupré, België | 17 August 1943 | First buried at the allied cemetery on the airbase of St.-Trond, Belgium. Now at the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium Plot D, Row 27, Grave 21. |
Revisions
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Lee Cunningham, 13-Oct-2014, Award and Burial information from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records database. Service Number from Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 323.
Lee Cunningham, 13-Oct-2014, Award and Burial information from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records database. Service Number from Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 323.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
