James Willier Smith

Military

served in several bomb groups. . . see 2ND AIR DIVISION book, p 411

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Units served with

2nd Air Division

Unit Hierarchy: Division
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

392nd Bomb Group

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

576th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7482

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Shack Rat
Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

42-7487

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Million Dollar Baby
Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 183

Date: 14 January 1944

8th Air Force 182

Date: 11 January 1944

8th Air Force 174

Date: 4 January 1944

A B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-B, serial number 42-37779) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama", of the 91st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over France, 14 January 1944.

61036 AC - (A)- Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 91st Bomb Gp. 8th AF, enroute to bomb target at Croisette, France. 1/14/44. (Altitude 12,100 feet.)

VIII Bomber Command 171

Date: 31 December 1943

VIII Bomber Command 169

Date: 30 December 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Fort Rosencrans, California
Born	California

Revisions

Date19 Nov 2018 12:48:19

ContributorEmily

Changes

Sources

Information provided by Kaysan Morgan, Grandson

Enlistment record via NARA

Aircrew & mission listing /a> via B-24.net

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:01

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 410 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)