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[Leslie C. "Les" Smith]
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Photograph of fighter ace Leslie C. "Les" Smith of the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "Leslie Smith. Les Smith."
Photographic group portrait of the 61st Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, posing in front of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Some of the servicemen are identified via inscription.
Inscription on verso: "61st Fighter Sqdn. T.R. L to R.: Gerrick [Steven Gerick], Keen [Robert J. Keen], Neyland [Praeger Neyland], Sission, Belk, McMinn [Evan McMinn], Altschuler [Richard Altschuler],…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Leslie C. Smith is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on a bomber escort mission to Brunswick, Germany on March 15, 1944 in which Smith scored an aerial victory. He also touches…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Leslie C. Smith is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European Theater with the 56th Fighter Group. Topics discussed include his personal background, his training and service history, stories about…