U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-780748
706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy
Harold A. Smith, Jr. is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Orange County, California.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 1321 Mountain View Street, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. Contact person listed as Harold Smith, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Pasadena County, California on 08/21/1923. Middle name listed as Albert. Not employed as of 06/30/1942 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/6539670/tragedy-in-the-skies-over-harleston-updated-16th-april-2020.pdf
Two B-24 Liberator bomber planes from 446 Bomb Group (706 Squadron), collided in mid-air whilst preparing to land at their Flixton base after returning from a mission over Regensburg in Bavaria, South East Germany. 22 American crewmen died as a result of the mid-air collision over Redenhall, near to Jays Green in Harleston, Norfolk. There were no survivors.
First Lieutenant John Randolph Barron (Pilot) 21 South Carolina
Technical Sergeant Anthony Stephen Birkbeck 23 New Jersey
Second Lieutenant William Carlson 22 New York
Staff Sergeant Raymond George Carnahan 24 Pennsylvania
Staff Sergeant Rogers Edgar 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Robert Joseph (Bobby Joe) Free (Pilot) 21 California
Staff Sergeant Wendell Eames Fuller 22 Virginia
Sergeant Earl Graf 24 New York
Sergeant August Haak 19 Illionis
Sergeant Harold Granville Hackworth 20 Kentucky
First Lieutenant James Haran, Jr 22 New York
Technical Sergeant Donald Harris 29 Illionis
Sergeant William Husted 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Hulet Mack 22 Texas
Sergeant Robert Edward Miller 19 Indiana
Second Lieutenant Pasquale Pellicci Not known New York
Sergeant Richard Petrus 19 Iowa
Flight Officer Martin Rubin 20 New York
Sergeant Samuel Salat 26 New York
Second Lieutenant Harvey Lawrence Sexton 25 Kansas
Second Lieutenant Harold Smith, Jr 21 California
Staff Sergeant Henry Thaddeus Wrzesinski 25 Illinois
***I would like to thank Kathy Salazar Find A Grave ID 47572417 for creating this memorial in addition to adding her gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding his photo of Harold to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Charles Lewis Beal Find A Grave ID 46885516 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Find A Grave ID 48927162 for updating the inscription on this memorial***
706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy
Harold A. Smith, Jr. is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Orange County, California.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 1321 Mountain View Street, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. Contact person listed as Harold Smith, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Pasadena County, California on 08/21/1923. Middle name listed as Albert. Not employed as of 06/30/1942 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/6539670/tragedy-in-the-skies-over-harleston-updated-16th-april-2020.pdf
Two B-24 Liberator bomber planes from 446 Bomb Group (706 Squadron), collided in mid-air whilst preparing to land at their Flixton base after returning from a mission over Regensburg in Bavaria, South East Germany. 22 American crewmen died as a result of the mid-air collision over Redenhall, near to Jays Green in Harleston, Norfolk. There were no survivors.
First Lieutenant John Randolph Barron (Pilot) 21 South Carolina
Technical Sergeant Anthony Stephen Birkbeck 23 New Jersey
Second Lieutenant William Carlson 22 New York
Staff Sergeant Raymond George Carnahan 24 Pennsylvania
Staff Sergeant Rogers Edgar 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Robert Joseph (Bobby Joe) Free (Pilot) 21 California
Staff Sergeant Wendell Eames Fuller 22 Virginia
Sergeant Earl Graf 24 New York
Sergeant August Haak 19 Illionis
Sergeant Harold Granville Hackworth 20 Kentucky
First Lieutenant James Haran, Jr 22 New York
Technical Sergeant Donald Harris 29 Illionis
Sergeant William Husted 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Hulet Mack 22 Texas
Sergeant Robert Edward Miller 19 Indiana
Second Lieutenant Pasquale Pellicci Not known New York
Sergeant Richard Petrus 19 Iowa
Flight Officer Martin Rubin 20 New York
Sergeant Samuel Salat 26 New York
Second Lieutenant Harvey Lawrence Sexton 25 Kansas
Second Lieutenant Harold Smith, Jr 21 California
Staff Sergeant Henry Thaddeus Wrzesinski 25 Illinois
***I would like to thank Kathy Salazar Find A Grave ID 47572417 for creating this memorial in addition to adding her gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding his photo of Harold to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Charles Lewis Beal Find A Grave ID 46885516 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Find A Grave ID 48927162 for updating the inscription on this memorial***
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-780748
706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy
Harold A. Smith, Jr. is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Orange County, California.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 1321 Mountain View Street, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. Contact person listed as Harold Smith, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Pasadena County, California on 08/21/1923. Middle name listed as Albert. Not employed as of 06/30/1942 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/6539670/tragedy-in-the-skies-over-harleston-updated-16th-april-2020.pdf
Two B-24 Liberator bomber planes from 446 Bomb Group (706 Squadron), collided in mid-air whilst preparing to land at their Flixton base after returning from a mission over Regensburg in Bavaria, South East Germany. 22 American crewmen died as a result of the mid-air collision over Redenhall, near to Jays Green in Harleston, Norfolk. There were no survivors.
First Lieutenant John Randolph Barron (Pilot) 21 South Carolina
Technical Sergeant Anthony Stephen Birkbeck 23 New Jersey
Second Lieutenant William Carlson 22 New York
Staff Sergeant Raymond George Carnahan 24 Pennsylvania
Staff Sergeant Rogers Edgar 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Robert Joseph (Bobby Joe) Free (Pilot) 21 California
Staff Sergeant Wendell Eames Fuller 22 Virginia
Sergeant Earl Graf 24 New York
Sergeant August Haak 19 Illionis
Sergeant Harold Granville Hackworth 20 Kentucky
First Lieutenant James Haran, Jr 22 New York
Technical Sergeant Donald Harris 29 Illionis
Sergeant William Husted 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Hulet Mack 22 Texas
Sergeant Robert Edward Miller 19 Indiana
Second Lieutenant Pasquale Pellicci Not known New York
Sergeant Richard Petrus 19 Iowa
Flight Officer Martin Rubin 20 New York
Sergeant Samuel Salat 26 New York
Second Lieutenant Harvey Lawrence Sexton 25 Kansas
Second Lieutenant Harold Smith, Jr 21 California
Staff Sergeant Henry Thaddeus Wrzesinski 25 Illinois
***I would like to thank Kathy Salazar Find A Grave ID 47572417 for creating this memorial in addition to adding her gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding his photo of Harold to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Charles Lewis Beal Find A Grave ID 46885516 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Find A Grave ID 48927162 for updating the inscription on this memorial***
706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy
Harold A. Smith, Jr. is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Orange County, California.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 1321 Mountain View Street, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. Contact person listed as Harold Smith, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Pasadena County, California on 08/21/1923. Middle name listed as Albert. Not employed as of 06/30/1942 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/6539670/tragedy-in-the-skies-over-harleston-updated-16th-april-2020.pdf
Two B-24 Liberator bomber planes from 446 Bomb Group (706 Squadron), collided in mid-air whilst preparing to land at their Flixton base after returning from a mission over Regensburg in Bavaria, South East Germany. 22 American crewmen died as a result of the mid-air collision over Redenhall, near to Jays Green in Harleston, Norfolk. There were no survivors.
First Lieutenant John Randolph Barron (Pilot) 21 South Carolina
Technical Sergeant Anthony Stephen Birkbeck 23 New Jersey
Second Lieutenant William Carlson 22 New York
Staff Sergeant Raymond George Carnahan 24 Pennsylvania
Staff Sergeant Rogers Edgar 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Robert Joseph (Bobby Joe) Free (Pilot) 21 California
Staff Sergeant Wendell Eames Fuller 22 Virginia
Sergeant Earl Graf 24 New York
Sergeant August Haak 19 Illionis
Sergeant Harold Granville Hackworth 20 Kentucky
First Lieutenant James Haran, Jr 22 New York
Technical Sergeant Donald Harris 29 Illionis
Sergeant William Husted 21 New Jersey
First Lieutenant Hulet Mack 22 Texas
Sergeant Robert Edward Miller 19 Indiana
Second Lieutenant Pasquale Pellicci Not known New York
Sergeant Richard Petrus 19 Iowa
Flight Officer Martin Rubin 20 New York
Sergeant Samuel Salat 26 New York
Second Lieutenant Harvey Lawrence Sexton 25 Kansas
Second Lieutenant Harold Smith, Jr 21 California
Staff Sergeant Henry Thaddeus Wrzesinski 25 Illinois
***I would like to thank Kathy Salazar Find A Grave ID 47572417 for creating this memorial in addition to adding her gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding his photo of Harold to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Charles Lewis Beal Find A Grave ID 46885516 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Find A Grave ID 48927162 for updating the inscription on this memorial***
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Lt. Harold A. Smith
"Albert Montrose"
1923 — 1945
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