The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Paul Arthur Smiley
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
February 11, 1951
Staff Sergeant Smiley was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group. On February 11, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, contact with the aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.