Robert Harrison Smith
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Force landed with two engines out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5657
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (5 Battle stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (313rd Troop Carrier Group)
- Service Numbers: 14055734 / O-790055
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 3 February 1921 | Son of Benjamin H and Cora A [Sensenig] Smith. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 15 September 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Other Force landed POW |
Amfreville, France | 7 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Force landed with two engines out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5657 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 7 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Died |
York, York County, PA | 20 February 1996 | |
Buried |
Prospect Hill Cemetery York, York County, PA | 23 February 1996 | Prospect Hill Cemetery York, York County, PA |
Based |
Folkingham | 7 June 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. |