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SMITH, Joe Marion - Date of
birth
15 February 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hansen, Twin Falls County, Idaho -
Hometown
Twin Falls County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-001024 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
704th Bombardment Squadron,
446th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
Osnabrück, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 35 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles E. Smith (father)
Etta Smith (mother)
Mabel Smith (sister)
Carroll E. Smith (brother)
Roy E. Smith (brother)
Curtis Smith (brother)
Leo R. Smith (brother)
Beulah M. Smith (sister)
Troy B. Smith (brother)
Lester Smith (brother)
Esther Smith (sister)
Nell Smith (sister)
Doris M. (Dolby) Smith (wife)
Robert C. Smith (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7611 -
Data
Type: B-24 H
Nickname: Silver Dollar
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 2009
More information
F/O Joe M. Smith graduated from Hansen High School in 1939.The aircraft was hit on a wing by a bomb of another aircraft in the formation. It lost a part of the wing and went into a spin.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Bogg Family Tree, The Times News 5 January 1944
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos, The Times News 5 January 1944