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SMITH, Edmund Peter Bunn - Date of
birth
10 February 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Binghamton, Broome County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32851199 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Toggler -
Unit
773rd Bombardment Squadron,
463rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hainichen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 35 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmund P. Smith (father)
Jean E. (Bunn) Smith (mother)
Alma P. Smith (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6761 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Daimler-Benz Tank Works
MACR: 13274
More information
Cpl Edmund Peter P. Smith attended Cooperstown High School. He was employed at the Sampson Naval Base in Geneva, New York.Sgt. Milford S. Atha: "One Me 262 made a fly through attack on our element (Baker). I was flying tail gunner in number 4 position. Ship 761 was flying off our right wing. I was firing at the fighter and as he broke away from the attack, I saw ship 761's horizontal stabilizer disappear about half way between the rudder and wing tip. The ship started a half roll to the right and that is the last I saw of it, as I was looking for more fighters.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Draft Card / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com