Archibald Y Smith

Military

Had mid air collision and crashed near Merseburg in B-17 #42-97616 on 7/28/44, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97616

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hi-Blower
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

POW - Prisoner of War

28 July 1944 - 29 April 1945 Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. Force-marched to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany.

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7827

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII POW database
MACR 7827

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII POW records
MACR 7827

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7827 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database