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Capt Lawrence Neil Smith

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Birth	:	23 Nov 1920 Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Dec 1943
Burial	:	Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7349200, -92.4321400
Plot	:	Block VII lot 58
Description	:	Reported missing December 1, 1943, WW II. Photo and text from Randy Starkey: The four officers standing in front of B-24 "Lobo," Ser. No.42-40830, in which they were shot down 1 Dec 1943, are, L to R.: 1st Lieutenant Kenneth E. Twitty (MS) - bombardier, Captain Lawrence Neil Smith (IA) - pilot, 1st Lt. Harry M. Stoll (PA) - navigator, 1st Lt. George M. Dempster (born Scotland) - co-pilot, The standing enlisted man and the other enlisted men in front are known to have been lost on the aircraft but have not yet been identified individually in the photo. ... Read More	Reported missing December 1, 1943, WW II. Photo and text from Randy Starkey: The four officers standing in front of B-24 "Lobo," Ser. No.42-40830, in which they were shot down 1 Dec 1943, are, L to R.: 1st Lieutenant Kenneth E. Twitty (MS) - bombardier, Captain Lawrence Neil Smith (IA) - pilot, 1st Lt. Harry M. Stoll (PA) - navigator, 1st Lt. George M. Dempster (born Scotland) - co-pilot, The standing enlisted man and the other enlisted men in front are known to have been lost on the aircraft but have not yet been identified individually in the photo. They are: T/Sgt. John H. Lenaghan (IL) - engineer, T/Sgt. Paul D. Waite (IL) - radio operator, S/Sgt. William C. Gotcher (TN) - gunner, S/Sgt. Carl A. Canady (AR) - gunner, Sgt. Sidney L. Baggett (LA) - gunner, S/Sgt. William H. Bundy (MI) - tail gunner, There were two other men lost in the crash who are not in the photo. They are: Flying Officer Daryl M. Stewart (SD) - observer, and S/Sgt. Mercy Rendon, Jr (TX) - photographer. The wreckage was never found and no bodies were ever recovered.

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Capt Lawrence Neil Smith's memorial is located at: Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA.
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Capt Lawrence Neil Smith death on 1 Dec 1943 in
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Latitude: 41.7349200
Longitude: -92.4321400

Family Members:

Parent

Ray Irwin Smith Sr.

(1896 - 1959)

Lucy Gwendolyn Andes Smith

(1897 - 1980)

Siblings

Ray Irwin Smith Jr.

(1929 - 1932)

(unknow - unknow)

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