Lee Wilson Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURInternet research including Army Air Forces forums: http://www.armyairforces.com/Info-on-the-Bermonsday-Special-m248201.aspx http://www.armyairforces.com/download.axd?file=0;248202
Shot down by ME109s and crashed near Detmold/Lippe, GR on a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39895 'Bermondsey Battler'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Lieutenant Lee W. Smith was born August 13, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, B. and Leona Smith. His hometown was Battle Ground, Indiana.
He was the Pilot of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Battle Grand, Indiana, USA | 13 August 1917 | Lieutenant Lee W. Smith was born August 13, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, B. and Leona Smith. His hometown was Battle Ground, Indiana. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map Plot A Row 31 Grave 22 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hiddesen, Germany | 22 February 1944 | He was the Pilot of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944. |
Battle Ground, IN |
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Entered airman's service number from attached document to assist in searches.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
81st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2935, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2935 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database