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Willis Preston Smith
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
March 25, 1951
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Captain Smith was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On March 25, 1951, while on a night intruder mission as the aircraft approached the target, contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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