William D Smith

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39979, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39979

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 11 April 1944 - 11 July 1945 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Oregon City, Oregon

Revisions

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Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field since the dup person has been removed.

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-39979 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4018, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=368