Charles R Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) while TDY to 9th AF. B-24 #41-23817 'Suzy Q' believed to have crashed and burned on beach at Cape Stilo, Italy.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Suzy Q
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Croft, SC 29302, USA 20 October 1942

Died

16 August 1943

Buried

Born

North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, NC, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=178&cat=all&…

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2445, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 235