| Name | Smith, James Milton |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant / Captain |
| Serial Number | O-819632 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944. |
| Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 13 April 1945 |
| Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Smith, James Milton | Co-pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Roth, Martin NMI⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Gilliam, Charles Lamb⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Mauldin, Malcolm Argyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Shufelt, Leigh Warren⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Haskell, William Hilton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Walsh, James Aloysius⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group, 41st B wing. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97282. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102959⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Crash-landed at RAF Ford, West Sussex, UK, on return due to battle damage, with one seriously wounded crew member. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Co-pilot | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 183⇗ | 24 August 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low group Sortie Report⇗ |
| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed away at Old Buckenham, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38615⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back after entering enemy airspace with a runaway prop on #4 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, A group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97592. Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Waist Gunner hit by flak but was saved by flak suit. After unsuccessful runs on the primary and secondary PFF targets, this Squadron broke formation and returned to bomb the secondary PFF target by visual means. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Landed away at RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |