Smith, Albert Theryle – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Albert Theryle Smith Jr..

Unit/Placed in, Air Corps (26^th Bomber Squadron, 11^th Bomber Group Heavy), United States Army Air Force.

Albert is born on 17 November 1923 in Dallas County, Texas.

Father, Albert Theryle Smith Sr.

Mother, Jewel (Roach) Smith.

Sister(s), Esther May and Ellen Smith.

Albert enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 20811803.

Albert‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B- 24 were,

2^nd Lt. Richard A. Nicholson Pilot

2^nd Lt. Leo C. Rosselot Jr. Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Peter Holovak Navigator

TSgt. Victor H. Holmes Engineer

Sgt. Paul H. Reimers Asst. Engineer

Corporal Harry J. Hutchinson Radio Operator

Sgt. David E. King Asst. Radio Operator

SSgt. Albert T. Smith Nose Gunner

SSgt. Donald R. Hartman Armor Gunner

1st Lt. Richard C. Powell Passenger

Sgt. Gordon D. McGaffey Passenger

Sgt. Uno E. Ylimainen Passenger

Albert died on a Ferry Mission to Nurufetau (Tarawa) when the plane never arrived his destination on 3 February 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Albert is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, https://11thbombgroup.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com