Welborn H Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 46557
Sgt Welborn H Smith, 707BS, 446BG
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After recieving battle damage on mission to V-1 site at St Pierre-des-Jonquies, FR on 21 Jan 1944, B-24H #42-7584 'Merle Lee' returned to England and crash landed at RAF Hawkings. RTD. Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 6/21/44 in B-24 'Connie' #41-29124 Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Connie
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
21 June 1944 | ||
Born |
Roberta, Georgia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6159, 8th AF Losses