Melvin Cecil Smith

Military
media-7339.jpeg UPL 7339 Crew #606
Richard O. Foster Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Bernard F. Elliott (B), Stuart Park Glenn (N), Melvin C. Smith (R/O), James Springsteen (FE), John L. Gordon (BTG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Richard O. Foster (P), William Lakeman (CP), John E. Cane (TG), Vincent Burns (WG), John R. Martin (TT)

This crew completed a 30 combat mission tour.

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7339 - Crew #606 Richard O. Foster Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Bernard F. Elliott (B), Stuart Park Glenn (N), Melvin C. Smith...

24-Jun-43, B17 41-9174 was on a navigational test flight when problems developed on take-off. Listed with 11th CCRC/ 326th BS





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-535724
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot -- Squadron Operations Officer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Clair, MO 9 February 1913

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 30 July 1942 Los Angeles, California

Died

6 December 1973 6 Dec 1973 (aged 60) Palm Springs, CA

Buried

Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, Iredell County, NC 9 December 1973 Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
Los Angeles, CA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Contributordaba82
Changes
Sources

AAF Record Transcription Project

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 351, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 161

Melvin Cecil Smith: Gallery (1 items)