Smith Henry James

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Henry James Smith is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-24 Liberator (42-52759) Crash Memorial -493rd Bomber Group

Name:

Henry James Smith

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

0-698929

Unit:

862nd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

State:

California

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Of Montebello, California. Bombardier of an American heavy bomber, a D-24 "Liberator" from the U.S. Army 8th Air Force that crashed on the lawn of the chateau in Chambord after bombing an airport southwest of Paris and being crippled by antiaircraft fire and German fighter planes. He survived the crash, was captured and sent to Stag Luft 3, a prisoner of war camp.