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SMITH, Nelson Walker - Date of
birth
22 August 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Concord, Knox County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Knox County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34363919 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Approximately 1/2 mile from Villingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John L. Smith (father)
Mattie Z. (Goodman) Smith (mother)
Mollie C. Smith (sister)
William T. Smith (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30824 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 847
More information
Thirty to forty minutes after leaving the target, near Villingen, Germany, five of the crew members bailed out at an altitude of between 300 and 500 feet after the aircraft was shot in two by an ME 110. The ship went down and burned. Nelson didn´t bail out. He was killed in the radio room.
Source of information: www.wwiiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten