Robert F Jefferies

Military
media-16254.jpeg UPL 16254 Crew #573
Earl L. Nelson Crew

Standing Left to Right: Jack Bartuska (CP), Tony Di Santi (N), Earl Nelson (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Peter Leonard (WG), Earl Poorbough (FE), Robert Jefferies (R/O), John Lingo (NG), James Kelly (WG), M. Schleuter (TG

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Object Number - UPL 16254 - Crew #573 Earl L. Nelson Crew Standing Left to Right: Jack Bartuska (CP), Tony Di Santi (N), Earl Nelson (P) Kneeling Left to Right: Peter...

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Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Earl L Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-828493
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hershey, PA, USA 6 August 1921

Died

Mechanicsburg, PA, USA 11 March 2006 Jeff, aged 84, was the son of the late, William and Millie (Fornwalt) Jefferies. He was a graduate of the Philadelphia Wireless Technical Institute, attended Franklin & Marshall College, and Dickinson College and was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II. Mr Jefferies was the owner of the former Beachfront Hotel in Wormleysburg, Mayflower Moving and Storage Company, Jefferies Distributors and was a former subsitiute teacher at Cumberland-Perry Vo-Tech School. "Jeff" was a 50 year member of West Shore F&AM Lodge No. 681, Camp Hill; Zembo Shrine, and was a past president of Cumerbland County Shrine Club. He also belonged to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camp Hill; was a Brass Master and a member of the Harrisburg Bridge Club and was a world wide traveler. A former member and past president of the West Shore Rotary Club, he was a developer of the area's first color television. Its tube was donated to the Dickinson Library. He was active in local Republican Party politics, was a member of the Governor's Club. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert F. Jefferies, Jr. Sriviving are his wife, the former Eugenie Krall, at home, several nieces, nephews, great neices, one great nephew. and their children. Bruial will be in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbarium.

Enlisted

Camp Hill, PA, USA 14 March 2006 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Columbarium Camp Hill Cumberland County Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg, PA, USA

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