Dale Orville Smith

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. UPL 67055 UPL 67055 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/26 November 1943, Bremen (Harbor).
Back L-R: SSgt. Mike Cappelletti (RO), SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (WG), SSgt. Fillman Thurman (BT), SSgt. William Adams (WG), TSgt. Lloyd Estes (TT).
Front L-R: Col. Dale O. Smith flew with Siguard Thompson in "DAMN YANKEE" as Group Deputy), 1st Lt. Lloyd Armstrong (P), Maj. Raymond Ketelsen (AC/CP), 1st Lt. William Kinney Jr. (B), 2nd Lt. Anthony Nilo (N). Not Pictured: 2nd Lt. Donald Furber (OBS/TG).

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35528/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group VIII Bomber Command 138 42-5444 Grafton Underwood Mike Joseph Cappalletti Ralph W Voorhees Filman C Thurman William E Adams Lloyd S Estes Dale Orville Smith Siguard Thompson Lloyd Rowland Armstrong Raymond Paul Ketelsen William B Kinney Anthony Nilo Donald W Furber On

Object Number - UPL 67055 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/26 November 1943, Bremen (Harbor). Back L-R: SSgt. Mike Cappelletti (RO), SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (WG), SSgt. Fillman...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

Charles Daniel Bonnett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-727080
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Group Bombardier

Maurice Arthur Booska

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799714
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Robert Charles Chapin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-685535
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: 384th Group Navigator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Joseph S Laboda

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802207
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot, B-17
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

Selden Longley McMillin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-346838
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38588

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eileen's Kindergarten
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

44-8007

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screaming Eagle
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Reno, Nevada 7 March 1911

Other

Crash landed at North Coates

16 November 1944 As listed in Paul Andrews' database

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Sources AAIR 44-11-16-534 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Whos Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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