Winford R Smalley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22101.jpeg UPL 22101 Winford Smalley - Des Moines, 384th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22101 - Winford Smalley - Des Moines, 384th BG, KIA

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-3231 'The Inferno. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Arthur Edward Brittain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13096046
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Walter Carl Parkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34124122
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-3231

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Inferno
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 August 1943

Born

Des Moines, IA, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 287 / MACR 287, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Winford R Smalley: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 22101 - Winford Smalley - Des Moines, 384th BG, KIA

Ten men in Air Force uniform standing in front of plane. Four men standing to the rear and six kneeling in front

Object number: UPL 35008 - Richard Carrington Crew, 384th BG - 545th BS...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 45632 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 29 July 1943/Kiel...

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 65976 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 25 July 1943/Hamburg...