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1LT Castleton Doll Smith

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1LT Castleton Doll Smith

Birth
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
20 Jul 1944 (aged 29)
Davos, Bezirk Prättigau/Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 81 SITE 105
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Navigator aboard B-24 Liberator #42-100284.
Struck by flak over target of Friedrichshafen, Germany on March 18, 1944, and while returning, rapidly lost fuel and forced to make a landing at Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the crew were interned. While being held, developed an abdominal condition that required surgery. Later developed complications from the surgery and died in the hospital on July 20, 1944.
Staff Sergeant Robert F Miltner from the same mission also died after landing in Switzerland.
Navigator aboard B-24 Liberator #42-100284.
Struck by flak over target of Friedrichshafen, Germany on March 18, 1944, and while returning, rapidly lost fuel and forced to make a landing at Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the crew were interned. While being held, developed an abdominal condition that required surgery. Later developed complications from the surgery and died in the hospital on July 20, 1944.
Staff Sergeant Robert F Miltner from the same mission also died after landing in Switzerland.

Inscription

1LT, 714 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Aug 4, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40272644/castleton_doll-smith: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Castleton Doll Smith (17 Jul 1915–20 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40272644, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).