Robert Eugene Smith
MilitaryFlew with the 16th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group in China in 1942. Pilot of P-40E-1 "KatyDid"; credited with four aerial victories. Later transferred to the 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group in England where he claimed one Bf-109 damaged. Shot down by flak over Cherbourg on 22-Jun-44. MACR 6187
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, American Campaign and Defense medals, AP Campaign, EAME Campaign (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: XIX Tactical Air Command 367th Fighter Group 394th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wichita, Kansas, USA | 26 February 1917 | Son of Arthur Orville and Myrtle E [Browning] Smith. |
Died |
Cherbourg, France | 22 June 1944 | Shot down by flak over Cherbourg on 22-Jun-44. Killed In Action (KIA). MACR 6187 |
Based |
Stoney Cross | 22 June 1944 | Assigned to 394FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot C Row 6 Grave 40 |
Revisions
P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI: https://books.google.com/books?id=JKenCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22r…
Ancestry.com; Fold3.com; ABMC.gov; https://books.google.com/books?id=JKenCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22r…