Walter N Smiley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #423034. Aircraft crashed in North Sea and was not recovered. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 April 1943

Born

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 17 April 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15456 Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, First Over Germany pp. 86-88 by R. Strong / MACR 15518 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database