Vance K Jeffers
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 43091
Killed in Action (KIA) at Akersloot in B-24 'Gremlin Roost' #42-50505.
Staff Sergeant Vance K. Jeffers was born November 24, 1920. His next of kin were his wife Virginia Jeffers, his father, Thomas Jeffers, and his brother, Charles Jeffers. His hometown was Bladen, Ohio.
On February 6, 1945, he was the Left Waist Gunner aboard “Gremlin’s Roost,” B-24 tail #42-50505 of the 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Bomb Squadron, when the plane went down over Akersloot, Netherlands.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Eureka, Ohio, USA | 24 November 1920 | Staff Sergeant Vance K. Jeffers was born November 24, 1920. His next of kin were his wife Virginia Jeffers, his father, Thomas Jeffers, and his brother, Charles Jeffers. His hometown was Bladen, Ohio. |
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Died |
6 February 1945 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 6 February 1945 | On February 6, 1945, he was the Left Waist Gunner aboard “Gremlin’s Roost,” B-24 tail #42-50505 of the 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Bomb Squadron, when the plane went down over Akersloot, Netherlands. |
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Buried |
Arlington, VA, USA | He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12355 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
