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Eldon Lee Smeltzer

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Eldon Lee Smeltzer

Birth
Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA
Death
20 Dec 1943 (aged 28)
Burial
Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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2nd LT, a bombardier on a B-24 which was shot down. 445th Bomber Group, Heavy, 700th Bomber Squadron.
Name included in Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7534 'Good Nuff. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas

Name Eldon L Smeltzer
Inducted From Iowa
Rank Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization 4700th Bomber Squadron 445th Bomber
Death Date Dec 20 1943
Monument Cambridge, England
Last Known Status Missing
U.S. Awards Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
2nd LT, a bombardier on a B-24 which was shot down. 445th Bomber Group, Heavy, 700th Bomber Squadron.
Name included in Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7534 'Good Nuff. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas

Name Eldon L Smeltzer
Inducted From Iowa
Rank Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization 4700th Bomber Squadron 445th Bomber
Death Date Dec 20 1943
Monument Cambridge, England
Last Known Status Missing
U.S. Awards Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal

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