George E Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy'. Mid-air collision during assembly near Hitchin, England.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
5 April 1923 | ||
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Died |
England | 26 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Section 37 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added Born and Buried events and his Rank per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 61096907.
Added died location to the Died event.
ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia