Harold E Smith

Military

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 42-97537. Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Decatur, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Germany 9 April 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate record to include information from:
1993 457th BGA Roster,
MACR 3666;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database