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SMITH, William Walter - Date of
birth
10 December 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Louisiana -
Hometown
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14096033 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William W. Smith (father)
Catherine P. (Doescher) Smith (mother)
Louis Smith (brother)
Harold F. Smith (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29709 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Yo Brother
Destination: Hannover, Germany, Continental Gummiwerke A.G.
MACR: 190
More information
Last seen to hit water about 10 minutes off Island of Nordemay w/one engine on fire, tail chewed up. On 26 July 1943 when it failed to return due to a mis-air collision with a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com