Smith Earl George

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Earl George Smith is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Earl George Smith Cenotaph

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

Earl George Smith

Rank:

Warrant Officer Second Class

Serial Number:

R/79401

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1943-08-03

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Plot:

Panel 180

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Earl George Smith was born on January 4, 1920, in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was the son of George D. Smith (deceased when Earl enlisted) and Martha Cathill (nee McNeil) Smith, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Earl served in the 428 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Warrant Officer Second Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on August 3, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft #ES 212 went down in the sea during operations over enemy territory.