Smith was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3409, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 84th Bombardment Squadron. They were on a mission to bomb an airdrome at Sciacca Sicily. Over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire, the plane burst into flames and crashed two miles south of Sciacca in a heavily wooded area.
Because his body was not recovered, Smith is memorialized on the Wall of the Missing. He received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, Smith is memorialized on the Wall of the Missing. He received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Smith was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3409, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 84th Bombardment Squadron. They were on a mission to bomb an airdrome at Sciacca Sicily. Over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire, the plane burst into flames and crashed two miles south of Sciacca in a heavily wooded area.
Because his body was not recovered, Smith is memorialized on the Wall of the Missing. He received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, Smith is memorialized on the Wall of the Missing. He received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Entered the service from Indiana.
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