The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Merrill E. Smith
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
April 8, 1952
Lieutenant Colonel Smith was aircraft commander of a B-25J Mitchell bomber with Headquarters Squadron, 3511th Combat and Combat Reconnaissance Training Group stationed at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He was killed when his aircraft crashed near Golden, Colorado on April 8, 1952, killing all ten airmen on board.