Clyde Smith
MilitaryShot down 5 April 1943 in B-17 42-29660. Pilot Ross was wounded in the head and shoulder from .50 caliber ammunition. He gave the bail out order near Erla Works at Antwerp after losing an engine and flight controls and with damage to the left wing. The plane crashed 12 miles north of Antwerp. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 4B.
POW
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11036064
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 4B
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
5 April 1943 | ||
Born |
North Carolina |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor,Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 100, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp 82.NARA