Leslie C Smith
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ann Smith (daughter-in-law of Leslie C Smith). I think this was a misprint, and LeSlie is the same person as Leslie? Just a thought;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
I am Les Smith's daughter-in-law. In correspondence attributed to Les, he stated he received the "BFG with four Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters." I could not find on the list of medals the Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters?
With regard to his highest rank, he was "granted separation from the service as a Lt. Col in Sept. 1945." He then joined the California Airl Guard and retired with rank of Brigadier General in July, 1962.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm