William Sherman Smith
MilitaryHe flew on Arthur Crapsey crew. Reported to group on 19 Nov 1943.
He was wounded on mission to Bremen on 20 Nov 1943, when pieces of a 20 mm shell slammed against the back of his flak suit, tearing a large hole in it.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tar Heel Peggy
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 April 2001 | ||
Buried |
Mount Vernon, Ohio |
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 183-4, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…