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Maynard Harrison "Snuffy" Smith (May 19, 1911 – May 11, 1984) was a United States Army Air Forces staff sergeant and aerial gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during a bombing mission over France on May 1, 1943.
Throughout his life, Maynard Smith kept and cherished the sword that had belonged to Major Henry Harrison Smith. When Maynard H. Smith, Jr. was born in the small town of Caro, Michigan, on May 19, 1911, he became part of the family that offered him a life of convenience and privilege.
Died: May 11, 1984, Bay Pines, FL, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (66-7375), Arlington, VA, United States. U.S. Army Air Corps Sergeant Maynard Harrison Smith Sr. was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Dec 17, 2019 · Take Sergeant Maynard H. Smith, who risked his life to save six fellow crewmen from certain death in their stricken bomber. He was far from the “typical American hero folks picture,” said one who met him, but his courage was undeniable, and he endures as perhaps the most unlikely of the war’s 464 Medal of Honor recipients.
Feb 20, 2021 · Maynard Harrison Smith. Military. media-407864.jpg FRE 4438 Staff Sergeant Maynard Smith of the 306th Bomb Group, salutes after being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 15 Jul 1943.
May 3, 2023 · Sergeant Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was not your typical hero. “From the time he entered the Air Force he had been in some kind of trouble over one petty matter or another,” wrote Army Pvt. Andy Rooney, then a Stars and Stripes correspondent.
May 1, 2024 · Staff Sergeant Maynard Harrison Smith, United States Army Air Forces, was the first of only five Air Force enlisted airmen to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. He was also awarded the Air Medal, with one oak leaf cluster (two awards).
Feb 2, 2012 · In the days where B-17's had a 50 percent survival rate, Smith went out on his first mission and significantly made history. On May 1, 1943, stepping in as a replacement, his mission was to bomb St. Nazaire, France, better known to bomber crews as 'Flak City.'.
Staff Sergeant Maynard Harrison Smith, aka "Snuffy Smith" was a U.S. Army Air Forces airman and gunner who was a recipient of the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic action during World War II. Maynard Harrison Smith was born on 19 May 1911 in Caro, MI.
Feb 1, 2018 · Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was such a screw-up, he joined the US Army to avoid jail. He earned the nickname, “Snuffy Smith,” because no one could stand him, either on base or off of it. That was the polite version. They also called him “Sad Sack”.
