John J Smith
Military
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Object Number - UPL 55121 - MACR 15710 - Edward T. Brodnax
On mission to St. Nazaire in B-17 #42-5724 28 June 1943 was hit by heavy, accurate flak. Went down in the English Channel. As one of the 2 survivors who were rescued by French fishermen, became a Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: Thunderbird II, Marnita No. 2
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Corpus Christi, Texas | 24 December 1920 | |
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Died |
14 July 1988 | ||
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Buried |
Greenville, Texas | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 28 June 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 168, MACR 15710 / MACR 15710 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
