Roland Miller Smith Jr
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki [Tail], T/Sgt Salvatore J Cicinelli [Radio], T/Sgt Daniel T Deitch [Eng/Top], S/Sgt Carl C Stewart [L Waist].
Front L-R: 2Lt Ragnar Barhaug [Co], 1Lt David W Mack [P], 2Lt Charles J Cox [Bomb], 2Lt Roland M Smith [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10445-61820AC.
Object Number - UPL 24085 - Lt. Mack and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group based In England. 22 July 1943. Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x missions (first on 16 april 43). Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to the rank of Major.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13040029 / O-791469
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Witche's Tit
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 13 May 1920 | Son of Roland M Sr and Alene [Beckstead] Smith. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 20 January 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. (POW). |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 14 June 2002 | |
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Buried |
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County, UT | 17 June 2002 | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah USA |
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Based |
Molesworth | 25 June 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Ro…
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Roll of Honor
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history