Monuments
B-26 (42-95910) 'Son of Koz' Crash Memorial
Siracourt United States Air Force Fallen Airmen Monument
Name:
Everett T. Smith
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37180054
Unit:
495th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-22
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
21
Grave:
42
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Everett T. Smith, gunner of the B-26 Marauder 42-95910 “Wizard of Koz”, took off from station 169 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt. They were shot down by flak at 1940. Smith was killed.