Elwin C Smith

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29839 'Cherokee Girl', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 303 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database