David J Smith
MilitaryAssigned to 721BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. Ed Lee crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy Wounded, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12514
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 721st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14174428 / O-2001566
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Better Late Than Never
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron 721st Bomb Squadron
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 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 8 February 1944 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Baled out POW |
Conegliano, Italy | 28 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy Wounded, POW MACR 12514 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Bavaria | 28 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Born |
Scranton, PA | ||
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Based |
Manduria | 28 February 1945 | Assigned to 721BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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