Ralph L Smith
Military
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UPL 50453
LEAD CREW (EISENHART CREW) 359TH BS, 303RD BG. 24 MAR 1945
LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr (copilot), Capt William E. Eisenhart (pilot), Capt George H. Counts (navigator)
LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr (copilot), Capt William E. Eisenhart (pilot), Capt George H. Counts (navigator)
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-392754
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 741927
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources
General Order 324 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 12 September 1944.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R