William H Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
493rd BG Museum archives
www.493bgdebach.co.uk
Object Number - UPL 29740 - William Horace Smith
Killed in Action (KIA) 6 June 1944 when B-24 #44-40471, piloted by Cooper, 863rd BS, collided with B-24 #42-94789, piloted by Russell, 862nd BS. Crashed into Channel. All Killed in Action (KIA) per ABMC.
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
6 June 1944 | ||
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Born |
Russellville, Alabama, USA | ||
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France (Wall of the Missing) | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 6 June 1944 |
Revisions
Smith was on board B-24 42-94789: https://www.fold3.com/image/28659273
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC; MACR 5486, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 5486 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
