Donald L Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22105.jpeg UPL 22105 Donald L Smith - Mason City, Unit Unk, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22105 - Donald L Smith - Mason City, Unit Unk, KIA

Shot down 11 June 1944 in B-17 42-97693. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97693

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 11 June 1944

Born

Mason City, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

Additional biographical details from:
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1546;
- http://www.findagrave.com

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5624 / MACR 5624; Snetterton Falcons, pg 134 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 22105 - Donald L Smith - Mason City, Unit Unk, KIA