Goldsmith Seymour

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Seymour Goldsmith

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-692392

Unit:

374th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-05-26

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Seymour Goldsmith entered the military service in New York. He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war. Seymour served as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on B-24J #42-100040, 374th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

B-24J #42-100040 took off from Changkung, China on a combat / sea search mission over and near Hainan, Island. They are believed to have been shot down and crashed at sea. Seymour was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Seymour was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov