James F. Smith was the Copilot of a B-17 (42-30389) that was nicknamed Dear Mom.  On 17 August 1943, it was on a mission to bomb factories in Regensburg, Germany. While over Belgium, the plane was attacked by enemy aircraft.  It exploded and crashed in the vicinity of Lummen, Belgium.  The following members of the Dear Mom crew are also buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery:  Robert Allison (Bombardier), Murlyn F. Bennett (navigator), and Jack H. Loveless (ball turret gunner.)

Information from MACR 323