Edward S Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot 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

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 August 1944

Born

Jasper, Alabama, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 August 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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