Smith, George H (IO)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Smith, George H (IO) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	39388100 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 January 1911 Promoted to Sergeant effective 11 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated11 February 1945.
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #4⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Henderson, Lykes Shelton⇗	Pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr, "Red"⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Belk, Claudius Earle⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Conway, Andrew Carr, Sr⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Baker, Howard Temple⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Schultz, Ivon John⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
PVT. Hemmick, Ralph Eugene, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Price, John Maxon⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
SGT. Lally, Joseph Aloyious⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Smith, George H (IO)	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30005⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard. Sortie Report⇗
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30037⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft east of Caen, France; crew bailed out; aircraft crashed east of Dieppe, France. Sortie Report⇗

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