Roy O Smith Jr

Military

Hit by flak on the return from a bomber escort mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944 in P-38J #42-67934 and crashed E of Kortgene, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rifle, Colorado, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 22 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3374 / MACR 3374, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list