Robert O Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Gary Hall
Object Number - UPL 18536 - Tail Gunner Robert O Smith
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Missing in Action Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; flak hits mid-air explosion near Stendahl. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 14295
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12208716
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37705058
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Loogootee, Indiana, USA | 20 September 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Evansville, IN | 20 January 1944 | Evansville, Indiana |
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Died |
Stendal, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Missing in Action Stendahl in B-17 'Time A-Wastin' 42-102504; flak hits mid-air explosion near Stendahl. KIA MACR 14295 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 8 April 1945 | |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands Plot M, Row 18, Grave 12 |
Revisions
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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