Smith, Harry Bailey

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Smith, Harry Bailey ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-861576
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	9 April 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Ordered to travel to Coombe House Hotel (a 'flak house'), Semley, Dorset, for seven days beginning 21 December 1943 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #171 dated 20 December 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wilson, William Monroe⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Smith, Harry Bailey	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Garrison, Keith M⇗	Navigator	TBD
2nd Lt. Smith, Harvey Daniel⇗	Bombardier	TR
T/SGT. Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Treat, Royal DeWitt⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Loomis, Dorman George⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pastorella, John Paul⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Hubbard, Warren Emmett⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑29987⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37793⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29688. Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37801⇗	High Squadron lead; did not take off due to engine trouble. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3441⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Lead group high Squadron lead. Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1008 hrs; #2 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 1053 hrs as #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	41‑24578⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron, low group. Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away and engine began losing oil and smoking; could not be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Pilot	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1046 hrs because #1 prop ran away (prop governor sheared). Landed away at RAF Gatwick, West Sussex. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑38158⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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