Darwin K Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 #41-9026 'Baby Doll' while serving as Waist Gunner. Crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Doll
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 6 September 1942 | Aircraft crashed into English Channel as a result of German fighter attacks. His remains were never recovered. |
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. Connections, events added, edit to biography to include crew position.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16489 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database