Richard Irvin Jeppe
Military
UPL 54754 cropped and repaired
Object Number - UPL 54919 - S/Sgt Richard I Jeppe, 467BG.
Assigned to 789BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. 19 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Sergeant (1st Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1945
- Date: 7 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
- Date: 25 March 1945
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Geneva, OH | 23 March 1924 | Son of Henry William and Anna Jeppe. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 29 September 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Died |
Baton Rouge, LA | 26 May 2015 | |
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN | 29 May 2015 | Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Rackheath | Assigned to 789BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Memphis, TN |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in Healy's book on 467th BG, 1993 edition