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Gene
Clifford
Smith
KIA (WWII)

Born:

, 

Missouri

Gene Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    3d Air Division

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps) Gene Clifford Smith (ASN: 0-24950), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Headquarters, 3d Air Division, EIGHTH Air Force, during World War II.