Dennis David SMITH

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-885128
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH26 November 1919  Oilton OKLAHOMA
ENLISTMENT STATECALIFORNIA
FAMILY

Married : Mrs D. D. SMITH  

Father : Daniel D SMITH

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot - American Volunteer
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
  SQUADRON133 Squadron "Eagle"   133sq  - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
366th Fighter Squadron
 GROUP4th Fighter Group
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH26 September 1942

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHLa Forest Landerneau, between Brest and Landerneau
DATA PLAN

Spitfire - Mk.IX - s/n BS137

spitfire


Mission : Circus : escorte de B-17 Flying Fortress


Takeoff from Great Sampford, Essex UK - In the operation, the squadron loses 11 of its 12 spitfires - only 1 manages to return to England by crashing on the landing in Cornwall - squadron transferred 3 days later to the USAAF: 336eFS (4th FG / 8eAF)


On the return of the escort, the formation, already short of fuel (strong headwind, difficulty in finding the bombers) is lost above the cloud layer - Believing to fly over Britain, is in fact above Brest. Taken to task by the flak and the enemy fighter Focke Wulf 190 of the 8./JG2

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Brest-Kerfautras

Story of Cemetery Temporary

Then CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  St James N°3578 

St James

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of Cemetery of St James

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D188
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilot


Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

 

usaf 8air force 4fg 4fgroup 366fs
4th Fighter Group

 

    

STORY
 

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smith dennis davis

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smith dennis davis

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smith dennis davis

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smith dennis davis

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smith dennis davis 

Laying of flowers by the students of Mr HUET's class

Source : Cédric HUET


SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFindagrave.com Absa3945.com - Abmc.gov Francecrashes39-45.net
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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