Mitchell Small
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24441 'Francis X' while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12043729
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029080 at enlistment, then O-435706
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Intelligence, S-2 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023751 / O-437899
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lorient, France | 21 October 1942 | Aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft near Lorient, France. His remains were never recovered. |
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Other Commemorated |
Saint-James, France | Commemorated of the Wall of the Missing, Brittany AMerican Cemetery. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, 97th BG/ 414th BS Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38