Burton J Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
DR Navigator
Crew #442 - Homer Y. Harris Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
This photo from his 1934 high school yearbook. Smith was KIA on 1 Sept 1944 when his a/c crashed shortly after takeoff from Horsham St. Faith
Object Number - UPL 34694 - 1LT Burton J. Smith DR Navigator Crew #442 - Homer Y. Harris Crew 466th BG - 784th BS This photo from his 1934 high school yearbook. Smith was...
Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over Horsham in PFF plane 'Liberty Bell." The a/c encountered prop wash at an altitude of 300 feet in a 40 degree bank causing the a/c to stall and crash. All 12 on board were 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801596
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 January 1916 | ||
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Enlisted |
24 June 1942 | ||
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Other Killed in action |
Horsham Saint Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, UK | 1 September 1944 | |
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Buried |
Adrian, MI 49221, USA | Lenawee Hills Memorial Park Adrian Lenawee County Michigan, USA | |
| Toledo, OH, USA | 2038 Horton Street |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources
Accident report 035 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
