Orville Peter Smets
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-51532 "Hot Rock".
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37722733
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12176128 at enlistment, then T-125579
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164570
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
30 August 1921 | Pana, Christian County, Illinois | |
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Enlisted |
26 May 1942 | Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
27 September 1944 | Wildeck, Germany, in the crash of B-24 #42-51532 | |
| Urbana, Illinois, a student at the University of Illinois | |||
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Buried |
Orville Smets rests at Arlington, in a common grave, with Sylvester Lello, William Mowat and John Spingler |
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Sources
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, MACR 9572, 2AD Honor Roll / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database