Alver Roy Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURAttacked 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 14 January 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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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Sources
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