Edward S Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed at Brockhoefe in B-17 "Down N' Go" #42-102394, Killed in Action (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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Down N Go
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
24 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Jasper, Alabama, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8202 / MACR 8202, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2371 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database