Smith Dean R.

Monuments

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Dean R. Smith

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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Unit:

850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-09

State:

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Walters Cemetery, Walters, Oklahoma

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Dean R. Smith was born on November 13, 1921. He was the son of Don Rinehart Smith and Viola Lydia Chambers Smith.

Dean served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Waist Gunner on the B17 #44-6303 'Lucky Strike' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on April 9, 1945, when his plane was shot down by flak on April 9, 1945, near Munich in southern Bavaria. SSgt Smith is now buried in the Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA.