Jeptha O Jolly Jr
MilitaryJeptha O Jolly grew up in Texas, the son of a Baptist minister, who moved his family around the state.
Jolly served as a Radio Operator with the 305th Bomb Group. He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) on 24 August 1944. His aircraft, B-17 43-38146, was shot down by fighters and crashed at Leipzig.
He returned to Texas after the war and studied to be a dentist. He was in practice in Eastland, Texas, from 1951 to 1995. He died on 4 September 2013.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 17 November 1924 | According to Findagrave record. National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum recorded it as Marietta, TX. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Leipzig, Germany | 24 August 1944 | |
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Died |
Eastland, TX 76448, USA | 4 September 2013 | |
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Based |
Chelveston | ||
| Marietta, TX 75566, USA | Next of kin listed as his mother, Cora Jolly of Marietta, TX. | ||
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Buried |
Eastland, TX 76448, USA | Eastland City Cemetery | |
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Other Graduated from high school |
Daingerfield, TX 75638, USA | ||
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Enlisted |
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Other Graduated from Baylor University School of Dentistry |
Dallas, TX, USA |
Revisions
Combined two entries for Jeptha O Jolly. Now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 8209 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Fold3 MACR 8209, page 2: www.fold3.com/image/1/28671681/
Findagrave record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8209