Pilot Ensign Alfred Smith Smith (MIA/KIA) NJ
Crashed December 8, 1943
Pilot History
Smith earned the Air Medal.
Mission History
Took off from USS Bunker
Hill (CV-17) on a mission against Nauru. Shot
down
by anti-aircraft fire, it crashed vertically between two anti-aircraft positions.
Stan Gajda adds:
"The Japanese managed to shoot down two American planes on Nauru. [ This aircraft and TBF Avenger 47589 ]"
Memorials
Smith's remains were located after the war and are buried at Honolulu Cemetery (Punchbowl) at Plot P Row 0 Grave 802.
References
Thanks to Stan Gajda and Peter Flahavin for additional information.
US Navy Loss Microfilm lists pilot as 'A. F. Smith'
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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