Eric W Smith Jr

Military

Shot down on 9/27/44 on Kassel mission at Nesselrowden in B-24 #42-51287, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51287

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittlford, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 27 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-51287 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 MACR 9391 & Page 410 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia