Charles E Smith
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down during Ploesti raid on 8/1/43 in 'Boilmaker II' #41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. Flew under the 9thAF for this raid only.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti