Robert Arthur Smith
Military
Gary Hall
Object Number - UPL 18535 - Robert A Smith Radio Operator
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; hit by flak, exploded mid-air near Stendahl; Lyle Jones and myself were the only crew members to safely bail out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14295
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, POW, GC, WWII Victory, EAME (3 Battle Stars).
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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: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16119867 / O-828502
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Times A-Wastin
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rochester, NY | 27 April 1924 | Son of Arthur F and Anna Smith. |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, NY | 10 December 1942 | Rochester, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Stendal, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; hit by flak, exploded mid-air near Stendahl; POW MACR 14295 |
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Died |
24 November 1992 | ||
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 8 April 1945 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14295 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self/ MACR 14295
