Smith, John Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | 1st Lt. |
Forename(s) | John Kenneth |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC, AM***, Purple Heart |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from New York state |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ598 |
Markings | OW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walls of the Missing, Henri Chapelle US Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-886141 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally joined RCAF. Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss |