Lemon Eugene Smith
Military
Object Number - UPL 55584 - L. Eugene Smith - 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group
L. Eugene Smith got the name "Snuffy" from a comic strip character that appeared in the paper on Sundays. He got the nickname while in Boy Scouts, and the name stuck with him the rest of his life.
After the war, Snuffy was elected burgess (mayor) of Punxsutawney in 1956. In 1963, he was elected as state representative to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in a special election. For the next 24 years, he spent some time in Harrisburg until he retired in 1986.
28 missions. Direct hit on every mission. Never missed.
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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: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paper Doll
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Solid Sender
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania | 3 September 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA | 6 July 1972 | ARMY SERIAL NUMBER at time of enlistment as Private: 13087621 |
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Died |
DeLancey, PA | 7 April 2019 | |
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Buried |
Mount Zion Memorial Cemetary, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
