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SMITH, Kenneth Dudley
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | O33843, A33843 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, 28 August 1927 |
Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 8 July 1952, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Pilot Officer Smith's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action., United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
Memorials: | Adelaide Post Second World War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial |
Service History
Korean War Service
25 Jun 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, O33843, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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21 Feb 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, A33843 | |
21 Feb 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O33843 | |
8 Jul 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Awarded the United States Air Medal