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SSGT Benjamin L “Ben” Smith

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SSGT Benjamin L “Ben” Smith

Birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
24 Mar 1945 (aged 24)
Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Plot E Row 12 Grave 18
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He served with the 81st Squadron, 436th TRP CARR GROUP. He was the Radio Operator on Aircraft 42-100674 when it was shot down near Wesel, Germany.

For more on the crew of Aircraft 42-100674, a Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3), refer to their virtual cemetery, at Crew of Aircraft 42-100674.
He served with the 81st Squadron, 436th TRP CARR GROUP. He was the Radio Operator on Aircraft 42-100674 when it was shot down near Wesel, Germany.

For more on the crew of Aircraft 42-100674, a Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3), refer to their virtual cemetery, at Crew of Aircraft 42-100674.

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Entered the service from North Carolina

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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296136/benjamin_l-smith: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Benjamin L “Ben” Smith (2 Jul 1920–24 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56296136, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).