Richard M Smith
Military
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UPL 49784
Richard M Smith: 1944
Source : A.S.A.A. Association des Sauveteurs d'Aviateurs Alliés
Source : A.S.A.A. Association des Sauveteurs d'Aviateurs Alliés
Source : A.S.A.A. Association des Sauveteurs d'Aviateurs Alliés
Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #4230674 'Kathy Jane III. ' Evaded.
Air Medal
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680161
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11090452
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39848543
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destiny's Tot | Cincinnati Queen | Kathy Jane III
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Leeds, North D | 8 September 1921 | |
Died |
29 March 2013 | ||
Buried |
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Other Evaded |
Germany | 30 December 1943 |
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Sources
Source: Obituary https://www.inforum.com/obituaries/richard-dick-mansfield-smith
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2024 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 2024 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database