Edward Jay Smith
MilitaryAssigned to 353BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna 7-Nov-44 in B-17 44-6263; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9667
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stockwell, Indiana | 21 September 1920 | Born Stockwell, Tippecanoe, Indiana |
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Enlisted |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 12 October 1942 | Enlisted Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Prisoner of war |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 7 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Indiana | 22 April 2009 | Buried Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
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Died 19 Apr 2009 |
Lafayette, Indiana | Died Lafayette, Indiana |
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