Smolenski Edward S.

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Edward S. Smolenski is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

RAF Greenham Crash Memorial

Name:

Edward S. Smolenski

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-125893

Unit:

423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-12-15

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Edward S. Smolenski entered the military service in Connecticut. He served in the 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator of the B-17 #43-38019 "Milk Run Special" during World War II. He was Killed in Action on December 15, 1944 when his plane, on return from Kassel, Germany, was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-37633 due to bad weather and extremely poor visibility over Greenham Common, UK. It is apparent that neither pilot saw the the other aircraft. F/O Smolenski is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.