Robert Elbert Smith
Military
UPL 60172
UPL 60172
B-17 42-29762 Coup de Grace with crew; Robert Elbert Smith (pilot) standing rear left, other crew unknown.
Family archive, original source unknown
Piloted B-17 #42-29762 TU-D 'Coup De Grace'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Coup de Grace
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wenatchee, Washington | 5 November 1919 | |
Died |
Wenatchee, WA | 18 May 2003 | |
Buried |
Enchantments Range, Washington | 1 July 2003 | Cremated, ashes scattered over Enchantments Mountain Range, Washington by air. |
Revisions
Contributorjasonmccsmith
Changes
Sources
Corrected spelling of birth location
Added death location
Added aircraft
- Grandson of Robert Elbert Smith
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / grandson