| Name | Smith, Joseph Hughes ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 14052781 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 11 August 1943, effective 11 August 1943. |
| Duty | Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 6 September 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 6 September 1943 per General Orders #53, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 15 September 1945. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 776⇓ (10.353 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Aufmuth, Lester Herbert⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. McMath, James Gordon⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Downe, Charles Owen⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Jensen, James Chris, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Corpening, Robert Clark⇗ | Togglier | KIA |
| T/SGT. Price, Robert Kyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Wagner, James Loren⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Bachmann, Carl Edward⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Smith, Joseph Hughes | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Fisher, Charles Alfred⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| 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 |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Accidentally dropped two bombs in target area. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5720⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
| 20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5720⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5720⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft; insufficient fuel to return to England; made a forced landing in field near Beauvais, France; MACR 776. Sortie Report⇗ |