James Willier Smith

Military

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

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VIII Bomber Command 164

Date: 24 December 1943

Technical Sergeant Edward Fee of the 91st Bomb Group enjoys a cup of coffee surrounded by his comrades at Bassingbourn after his final mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-27150 AC - HQ 8th AAF Photo Section, 20 Dec 1943. Ovation on Return. Congratulated on the completion of his tour of "Ops", T/Sgt. Edward Fee (holding cup), 30, of Charlestown, Mass., is surrounded by flying mates as he awaits interrogation. T/Sgt. Fee, holder of Air Medal and slated for the DFC, is aerial engineer of Fortres

VIII Bomber Command 161

Date: 22 December 1943

VIII Bomber Command 154

Date: 13 December 1943

Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in

VIII Bomber Command 151

Date: 11 December 1943

A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman", piloted by Lieutenant Mason of the 389th Bomb Group bursts into flame during a mission, 5 December 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/12/43B - 3, 147. 147/RFWD148. 389 BG B-24 struck by flak and destroyed 12/5/43.'

VIII Bomber Command 149

Date: 5 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

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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)