Smith, Roger Clement

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Smith, Roger Clement ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-620747
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	18 March 1944
Results	Interned, Neutral Country
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 14 May 1918 Interned in Switzerland.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 3484⇓ (2.122 MB) Accident Report # 43-11-30-519⇓ (7.554 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Smith, Roger Clement	Pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Reid, Harvey William⇗	Co-pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Marquardt, George Marvin⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Kendall, Earl Frank⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Kaminski, Bruno (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	INT
SGT. Danko, Charles Gabriel⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Green, Jesse Britten⇗	Tail Gunner	INT
SGT. Boney, Chester Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Hamilton, Gerald Thorwald⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	30 November 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Co-pilot	42‑5747⇗	DeFrees and minimal crew were ferrying the aircraft from Little Staughton to Grafton Underwood. The left landing gear was damaged when the aircraft landed short and hard. He was instructed to return to Little Staughton and crash-land there. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Alconbury Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	41‑24525⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37776⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1042 hrs because nose and windshields were completely blocked out by frost and throwing oil; 12x500GP rtd Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Pilot	41‑24525⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Pilot	42‑39784⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Flying spare. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Pilot	42‑29651⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Pilot	42‑29688⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back over base as prop governor on #4 engine broke and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Low group. Turned back at 1019 hrs due to pilot's illness. Bombs jettisoned in Channel. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Pilot	42‑29927⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back due to oil leak in #4 at 1155 hrs; landed away at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑31871⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, low 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	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑31871⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0955 hrs; oxygen failure; dropped from 350 lbs to 250 lbs in 30 minutes without use. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	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	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37793⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return At 1440 hrs he turned from formation; at 1455 he called Group Leader that two engines were out and he was heading for Switzerland, escorted by P-38s through a mountain pass to the south; damage caused by flak; crash-landed at Altstetten, Switzerland. MACR 3484 From 303rd BG: '#1 engine would not feather, vibrated badly and ran away over target. Supercharger on #2 inoperative 30 minutes before initial point, was rough and lost oil. Supercharger on #3 did not function properly. Aircraft landed at Dubendorf [sic] wheels up. Destruction completed of secret equipment. Target was bombed.' Sortie Report⇗

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