Donald Robert Smith
Military
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UPL 26647
Lead crew on bombing mission to Soest, Germany, Beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-97557 'Mercys Mad House'. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 4 December 1944.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (6OLC), BSM, AF Commend, WWII Victory, EAME, MSM (OLC), UN and Korean Medals.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mercy's Madhouse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oxford, WI | 20 January 1922 | Son of Robert and Lydia Smith. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 10 September 1942 | |
Died |
Portage, WI | 13 August 2017 | |
Buried |
Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD | 18 August 2017 | Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, SD Col_A,Row_E,Site_126 |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R