Smith Jimmy H.

Name:

Jimmy H. Smith

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

15115781

Unit:

366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-04-16

State:

West Virginia

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France

Plot:

E

Row:

1

Grave:

18

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Jimmy H. Smith was born on March 16, 1925, in Arkansas.

He entered military service in West Virginia and served in the 366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17 #42-5220 during World War II.

On April 16, 1943, his crew took off from Station 105 in Chelveston, England, on a bombing mission in Lorient, France. Under an unknown circumstance, their plane crashed at Kergunne in the commune of Languidic. Five crew members were killed in this incident, while the others were able to survive but were taken as prisoners. SSgt Smith was one of those who were killed.

SSgt Smith is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net, www.abmc.gov