Verdie E. Smith

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World War II (WWII)
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MIA

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Second Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Air Force
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    404th Bomber Squadron
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    28th Bomber Group, Heavy
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died while in MIA status. Co-Pilot of B-24D, shot down by enemy fighter over Shumushu Straits while on mission to Paramushiro Island in the Kuriles chain.

Biography:

Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.