Cecil J Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22104.jpeg UPL 22104 Cecil Smith - Nemaha, 487th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22104 - Cecil Smith - Nemaha, 487th BG, KIA

Shot down 7 June 1944 in B-24H 42-52634 'Box Car'. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52624

42-52624

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boxcar
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Austria 7 June 1944

Born

Nemaha, Iowa, USA

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France J01 10

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 5483 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5483 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchwabCrew.shtml

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Object number: UPL 22104 - Cecil Smith - Nemaha, 487th BG, KIA