2 Iowans Killed Flying to U. S.
LONDON, ENGLAND (AP)—Twenty soldiers of the 351st Bomb Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force were killed June 8 when a Flying Fortress in which they were returning to the United States crashed and burned in Wales. The dead included Sgt. Teed O. Smith of Ottumwa, Ia., and Sgt. Camille F. Devaney of Cascade, Ia.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Saturday, July 7, 1945
509 Bomb Squadron; 351st Bomb Group; Heavy
Born: Abt 1908; Died: 08 June 1945
Source: ancestry.com; Ottumwa Highschool 1924 Yearbook (photo)
