T SG Ernest C. Smith
ID: 35568151
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Marion County, IN
Status: KIA
Bio information. From the July 1, 1944 Indianapolis Star newspaper: Sergt. Ernest Curtis Smith, 22 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Courtney Smith, 926 Arbor Avenue.
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Sergt. Smith, radio operator and gunner, was killed in action June 11 in Hollandia, New Guinea, 19 months after he entered the military service. He entered the army Nov. 11, 1942, and received radio training in Sioux Falls, SD, and gunnery training at Harlington field, Texas. He formerly was employed by the Chevrolet commercial body division of General Motors Corporation and was the first employee of that company killed in action.
Sergt. Smith, a graduate of George Washington High School, was a carrier for the Times and The Star while attending school. He attended Ray Street Church of Nazarene Sunday school 10 years without missing a Sunday. He was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Beattyville, KY, and was brought to Indianapolis when 7 years old.
Survivors, besides the parents are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Indianapolis; five brothers, Sergt. Odas Smith, stationed in Panama Canal Zone with the army; George W. Smith, M. Clayton Smith, Elbert A. Smith and Leroy Smith, discharged after nine months service at Camp Cook, California, all of Indianapolis, and the grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bruce Nickell.
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Mission details: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-40188.html
ID: 35568151
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Marion County, IN
Status: KIA
Bio information. From the July 1, 1944 Indianapolis Star newspaper: Sergt. Ernest Curtis Smith, 22 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Courtney Smith, 926 Arbor Avenue.
...
Sergt. Smith, radio operator and gunner, was killed in action June 11 in Hollandia, New Guinea, 19 months after he entered the military service. He entered the army Nov. 11, 1942, and received radio training in Sioux Falls, SD, and gunnery training at Harlington field, Texas. He formerly was employed by the Chevrolet commercial body division of General Motors Corporation and was the first employee of that company killed in action.
Sergt. Smith, a graduate of George Washington High School, was a carrier for the Times and The Star while attending school. He attended Ray Street Church of Nazarene Sunday school 10 years without missing a Sunday. He was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Beattyville, KY, and was brought to Indianapolis when 7 years old.
Survivors, besides the parents are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Indianapolis; five brothers, Sergt. Odas Smith, stationed in Panama Canal Zone with the army; George W. Smith, M. Clayton Smith, Elbert A. Smith and Leroy Smith, discharged after nine months service at Camp Cook, California, all of Indianapolis, and the grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bruce Nickell.
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Mission details: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-40188.html
T SG Ernest C. Smith
ID: 35568151
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Marion County, IN
Status: KIA
Bio information. From the July 1, 1944 Indianapolis Star newspaper: Sergt. Ernest Curtis Smith, 22 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Courtney Smith, 926 Arbor Avenue.
...
Sergt. Smith, radio operator and gunner, was killed in action June 11 in Hollandia, New Guinea, 19 months after he entered the military service. He entered the army Nov. 11, 1942, and received radio training in Sioux Falls, SD, and gunnery training at Harlington field, Texas. He formerly was employed by the Chevrolet commercial body division of General Motors Corporation and was the first employee of that company killed in action.
Sergt. Smith, a graduate of George Washington High School, was a carrier for the Times and The Star while attending school. He attended Ray Street Church of Nazarene Sunday school 10 years without missing a Sunday. He was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Beattyville, KY, and was brought to Indianapolis when 7 years old.
Survivors, besides the parents are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Indianapolis; five brothers, Sergt. Odas Smith, stationed in Panama Canal Zone with the army; George W. Smith, M. Clayton Smith, Elbert A. Smith and Leroy Smith, discharged after nine months service at Camp Cook, California, all of Indianapolis, and the grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bruce Nickell.
...
Mission details: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-40188.html
ID: 35568151
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Marion County, IN
Status: KIA
Bio information. From the July 1, 1944 Indianapolis Star newspaper: Sergt. Ernest Curtis Smith, 22 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Courtney Smith, 926 Arbor Avenue.
...
Sergt. Smith, radio operator and gunner, was killed in action June 11 in Hollandia, New Guinea, 19 months after he entered the military service. He entered the army Nov. 11, 1942, and received radio training in Sioux Falls, SD, and gunnery training at Harlington field, Texas. He formerly was employed by the Chevrolet commercial body division of General Motors Corporation and was the first employee of that company killed in action.
Sergt. Smith, a graduate of George Washington High School, was a carrier for the Times and The Star while attending school. He attended Ray Street Church of Nazarene Sunday school 10 years without missing a Sunday. He was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Beattyville, KY, and was brought to Indianapolis when 7 years old.
Survivors, besides the parents are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Indianapolis; five brothers, Sergt. Odas Smith, stationed in Panama Canal Zone with the army; George W. Smith, M. Clayton Smith, Elbert A. Smith and Leroy Smith, discharged after nine months service at Camp Cook, California, all of Indianapolis, and the grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bruce Nickell.
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Mission details: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-40188.html
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