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SMITH, Douglas Henry - Date of
birth
6 January 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Morton County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20744707 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
26 February 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry J. Smith (father)
Maude C. Smith (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5362 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Short Snorter II
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Not available
MACR: 15712
More information
Sgt Douglas H. Smith enlisted at Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming on 26 August 1941.A/C 42-5362 took part in a bombing mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 26 February 1943, at which time several aircraft were lost. No search was made. The aircraft was last seen off the coast of the German Frisian Islands. It crashed into the North Sea, killing all 10 crew members.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Smith Schmitt Family Tree, Tyana Johnson Mandan News Editor
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Jason R. Smith, Darlene Graner (cousin) via Tyana Johnson