Name:
Charles V., Jr. Smith
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-769575
Unit:
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-04
State:
California
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
4
Grave:
125
Decoration:
Comments:
Charles V. Smith, Jr. entered military service in California. He served in the 43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of a C-47 during World War II.
On March 4, 1945, his aircraft crashed just after dusk in bad weather near Halton RAF station, Buckinghamshire, England, on a return flight from Brussels, Belgium. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Robert W. Masling (copilot); SSergeant David Francis; and TSergeant Winfield Scott (Flight Engineer).
2Lt Smith is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.americanairmuseum.com, www.abmc.gov