Lorenzo G Smith Jr

Military

Murdered by the German SS at milepost 2.2 outside Konopiste Castle 19 Apr 1945 B-17 #43-38078.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38078

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Red's Wagon
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 April 1945

Revisions

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Scot Lowry

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Lorenzo Smith was promoted to 1st Lieutenant shortly before the April 19, 1945 mission. Lorenzo Smith was murdered by the SS before he was able to accept his promotion.

Scot Lowry

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Copied the "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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MACR 14194 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database