John L Norris
Military
Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe,
Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis D. Smith, Lt. T. E. Trolinger.
Front, Lt. Harlan B. Bixby, S/Sgt. William L. Day, S/Sgt. John L. Norris.
From Leroy Smith. Grandson of Willis Smith
Object Number - UPL 40836 - The Willis D Smith Crew. Top, Sgt. Carl W. Linblad, S/Sgt. Stephen J. Bodnar, S/Sgt. Charles A. Knothe, Middle, Lt. Richard W. Speers, Lt. Willis...
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29630 'Piccadilly Commando', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Commando
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Chelsa, Massachusetts, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Copied the "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field, merged all data fields and then removed the duplicate person.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
MACR 1985 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
