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SMITH, Marshall L - Date of
birth
2 May 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Butler County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Butler County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-802888 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
500 meters to the right of the road to Langsdorf
Hungen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer L. Smith (father)
Mabel E. (Patterson) Smith
Boyd E. Smith (brother)
Phillip M. Smith (brother)
Marietta Smith (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31239 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken (VKF) - ball bearing industry
MACR: 2763
More information
The airplane was reported being attacked by an ME-109 which dove out of the sun. Another report attributed the loss to a rocket hit on the nose. It blew up in mid-air.Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.303rdbg.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.303rdbg.com