Hugh W Smith

Military

Shot down by flak on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100375. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW & Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 June 2006

Born

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 March 1944

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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MACR 2959

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MACR 2959

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2959 / MACR 2959, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces.son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database