Cecil B Smith Jr
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed near Berlin-Spandau on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J 42-109832 'De-Icer'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: De-Icer
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 March 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde). |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N & POW camp info from records of POWs at the National Archives.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2957;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
ContributorAAM
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MACR 2957 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database