Alver Roy Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39814 and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Wunstorf, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).

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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

People

Harry R Angus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16146127
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Daniel G Kricks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James F Lynn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Ernest P Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert E Means

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses (AW-B),(AW-K, serial number 42-30569), (AW-M, serial number 42-3519) and (AW-S, serial number 42-39814) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission.

42-39814

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waldo, Arkansas, USA 6 April 1916

Died

21 February 1944 Left behind both parents and one sibling, his older brother Almer Clarence Smith. No spouse or children.

Buried

Arkansas Buried at Shiloh Cemetery near Waldo, AR

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

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Kyle Smith

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NND 735001

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Kyle Smith

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2425 / MACR 2425, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90 & 108 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database