Ormond B Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 13413 - Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818882
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hot Box
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Jacob, Illinois, USA | 3 February 1922 | |
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Died |
The Hague, Netherlands | 9 August 1944 | sustained severe head injuries when his a/c crash landed near Rozenburg. Was transported by ambulance to the hospital in The Hague, where he died within 10 minutes of arrival. |
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Buried |
San Bruno, CA, USA | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, CA Plot N1259 | |
| Livermore, CA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7380 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
