Melvin L Kirkpatrick

Military

See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37113111
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 693339
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52749) nicknamed "Scrappy" of the 492nd Bomb Group. Image via Andre Pecquet. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-15-FO "Scrappy" 492 BG- Harrington- March 1945.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Harrington 1944. <-?'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Scrappy
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hard tGet

Missions

  • Date: 14 August 1944
  • Date: 9 August 1944
  • Date: 8 August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.
  • Date: 4 August 1944

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Removed a photo of Capt. Whitney.

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See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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For a list of Lt. George 'Hunter' Smith's crew, and a full list of aircraft flown in, and the specific 1944 missions that Tech. Sgt. Lutes participated in, and then compare these missions to the details in the above 'Mission Log' list, see the 'Mission Info' also on the 486th web page, but at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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See the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group at: https://486th.org/# , and specifically G.Smith's bomber crew and mission log page: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm , and the complete missions of the 486th Bomb. Group and its four squadrons at: https://486th.org/Mssn/Prologue.htm

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This information from the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group, and specifically, the crew and mission page of Lt. G. Smith of the 835th Bomb. Sq. at: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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Contributorhansvonmaltzahn
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This information from the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group, and specifically, the crew and mission page of Lt. G. Smith of the 835th Bomb. Sq. at: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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ContributorEmily
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Removed crew name from suffix, and aircraft type from job

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Contributorhansvonmaltzahn
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See the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, and specifically, the 'Assigned Aircrews' list, then look for 'G. Smith's Crew,' at this link: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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Contributorhansvonmaltzahn
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See the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, and specifically, the 'Assigned Aircrews' list, then look for 'G. Smith's Crew,' at this link: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm

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Melvin L. Kirkpatrick's information can be found on the official web page of the '486th Bomb Group Association' (https://486th.org/#), on the 'Assigned Aircrews' page, and specifically under 'G. Smith's Crew.'

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster