George W Smith Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Ger. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5321
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-399422
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Painesville, OH | 19 March 1920 | Son of George W Snr and Cora Ellen [Miller] Smith. |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN | 29 January 1942 | Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana |
Died |
Melchow, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Germany. KIA MACR 5321 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Lake County, OH | Entered service from Lake County, OH | ||
Other NoK Address |
Winfield, KS | Next of Kin - Wife Charlotte C Smith. | |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, MO | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, MO |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28639933
https://www.fold3.com/record/84188514-george-w-smith-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763034?rec=299347903
http://www.8thairforce.com/
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40272806/george-w-smith
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database