Military
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 Battle stars), Good Conduct.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Kearney 15/2/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 30/3/44; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Bob Puckett, Don Childes, Chas Ingraham, George Reedy, Bob Salley, Roman Yriarte, Alvin Hirschi, Jarvis Williams, Attilio...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 23/4/44; Langley 12/6/44; Dow Fd 2/7/44; slated 96BG, Assigned 305BG Chelveston 4/7/44; transferred 384BG Grafton Underwood 29/7/44; transferred 526BS/379BG [LF-X] Kimbolton 4/8/44; Missing in Action Dresden 14/2/45 with ?; force...
25 June 1944
From his mission list for the 385th/548th, this is mission #142. The target says "French Supply." He was on Peterson's Crew.
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....
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| Born | Chandler, Oklahoma | 22 July 1922 |
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Son of Emmett C and Imo Jean Smith. |
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| Enlisted | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 28 October 1942 |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Based | Kimbolton | May 1944 – August 1944 |
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Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 June 2019 12:04:17 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29100248 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:22:58 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self |
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