Name:
Wesley V., Jr. Smith
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-822836
Unit:
584th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-08
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
22
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Wesley V. Smith, Jr., co-pilot of the B-26 Marauder 42-96271, took off from A-50 Orléans-Bricy on a bombing mission over Arhweiler, Germany’s railroad. Although the mission was successful, just as they were about to land back in Bricy, their plane collided with B-26 Marauder 43-34141, killing both crews.