Robert A Smith

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.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Karl Edmund Becker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107014

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chandler, Oklahoma 22 July 1922 Son of Emmett C and Imo Jean Smith.

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 28 October 1942 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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http://www.8thairforce.com/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62792152/emmett-c_-smith

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self