Smith Jr. , Billy H. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Billy H. Smith Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Billy is born on 1923 in Georgia.

Father, Bill Smith Sr.

Mother, Laura Smith.

Sister(s), June Annete Smith.

Brother(s), Leonard Smith.

Billy enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 14045496.

Billy‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

Captain John L. Armor Pilot

2^nd Lt. James F. Garvin Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Lawrence M. Alkin Navigator

SSgt. Melvin L. Hamner Radio Operator/Gunner

SSgt. Billy H. Smit Jr. Gunner

Billy was KIA/MIA when the plane was on a Strike Mission to Alexishafen, New Guinea but they were never heard off (probably) crashed at sea on 20 December 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Billy is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://www.sunsetters38bg.com/

https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/17-mile/index.html

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