Paul M Smith Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey (Pilot)
Front L to R: Sgt. J Van Beveren (Radio), Sgt. Charles H. Eyre (Engineer/ Top Turret), Sgt. Francis Lenich (Ball Turret), Sgt. Leo Teetman, Jr. (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Jack Weaver (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Robert Schleuse (Tail Gunner)
Photo taken prior to 30 Dec 43
Post 633, Seaman, Ohio
Object Number - UPL 16723 - The Daskey Crew Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey...
Shot down by FW 190s and ME109s and crashed near Oostrum, Holland on a a mission to Oschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39809 'Kayo'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Belgium | 22 February 1944 | |
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Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2467, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
