James B Smith

Military
media-38999.jpeg UPL 38999 Major James B Smith

I'm the granddaughter of Major James B. Smith

Object Number - UPL 38999 - Major James B Smith

March 1943-June 8, 1944 Missing in Action (MIA)-E; P-47 OC-R.



Crashed on landing at Martlesham Heath due to brake failure in OXFORD II AB752. RTD.

Shot down 8 June 1944 in P-47 42-76268. Evaded.



PH/ AM/ Croix de Guerre w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-76268

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

42-8694

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Texan
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

AB752

  • Aircraft Type: Oxford
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Antonio, Texas 9 April 1921

Died

25 April 1993

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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This is a family photo of my grandfather, Maj. James B. Smith

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / relative, MACR 5569, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Object number: UPL 38999 - Major James B Smith