Smith, Lawrence Waith, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Smith, Lawrence Waith, Jr   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 32378638   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #45 dated 8 July 1943, effective 8 July 1943.
Duty Radio Operator / Gunner
Last Duty Date 9 October 1943
Results Missing In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 5 March 1921
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 872⇓ (8.137 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
18⇗ 27 August 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France 		Radio Operator 42‑29554⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Had to leave formation when one bomb broke loose and lodged on bomb bay doors. Jettisoned it over the English Channel and returned to base.
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19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel.
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22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Radio Operator 42‑30005⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30043.
Sortie Report⇗
23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Radio Operator 42‑5051⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to a blown spark plug.
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24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Radio Operator 41‑24560⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer.
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25⇗ 23 September 1943 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
26⇗ 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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28⇗ 4 October 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
29⇗ 8 October 1943 Target: Workshops
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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30⇗ 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29814⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched at 1341 hrs 50 mi. west of Danish coast, North Sea; MACR 872.
Sortie Report⇗

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