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SMITH, Charles Edgar - Date of
birth
7 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33376020 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
615th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
Oberscholven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edgar A. Smith (father)
Anna B. Smith (mother)
Geneva P. Smith (sister)
William H. Smith (brother)
Rebecca I. Smith (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-2371 -
Data
Type: B-17G SH
Destination: Gelsenkrichen, Germany
MACR: 12445
More information
S/Sgt Charles E. Smith was employed at the U.S. Government Aberdeen Proving Grounds.He enlisted on 17 September 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The nose blew first, and it looked like the oxygen system was going. The plane dropped back, peeled to the left, broke in two at the waist, and then the wings fell off. The aircraft exploded in the air.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Andy Swinnen