Name:
Thomas A. Smith
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32428197
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-05
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, New York
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Thomas A. Smith served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was one of seven Army airmen killed in the crash of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29562, two miles southeast of Soda Springs, in Caribou County, Idaho. He is now buried in the Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA. SSgt Smith was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.