Joseph D Smith Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURPlane (serial number 44-8369) crash landed in Belvoax, Belgium returning from mission #278, Pilot & Bombardier killed. Top Turret Gunner died of wounds.
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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
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
14 February 1945 | ||
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Born |
Earle, Alaska |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Expanded biographical caption and connected him to Kimbolton, where the 379th Bomb Group were based in England, and to the aircraft he was serving in on his last mission.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p.176/379th BG Anthology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 337 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia