Burdette Raymond Smith
MilitarySpelling mistake. Good addl info Shade Ruff ; )
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 mission club. 28 x combat mission. ETD.
Award: DFC, AM (4OLC), American Campaign, WWII Victory, EAME ( 1 Battle star), Good conduct, National Defense, UN and Korean Medal.
Post War: Remained in USAF serving in Korean and Vietnamese conflicts rising to rank of Major.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20346022 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Assistant Operations
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The widow maker
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Minnie
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 332nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Otho, IA | 13 December 1920 | Son of William and Elizabeth Smith. |
Died |
Stonebridge, McKinney, TX | 1 October 2011 | |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX | 14 October 2011 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX |
Enlisted |
Fort Dodge, IA | ||
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
Enlisted |
Re-enlisted. | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
Added American Campaign Medal and National Defense Service Medal to Bio. Good addl info Shade Ruff ; )
American Campaign Medal and National Defense Service Medal added by virtue of active duty service record.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; 379th Bomb Group Anthology