Oliver Lamar Keefer
Military ROLL OF HONOURNewspaper clipping
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Part of Leve crew. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1707.
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32147184 / O-797564
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA | 29 December 1920 | Son of Oliver L and Lillian Catherine [Kramer] Keefer. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 20 October 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. KIA MACR 1707 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Odd Fellows Cemetery Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA | Re-Interred Odd Fellows Cemetery Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217664455/oliver-lamar-keefer
Removed # in A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 217664455.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217664455/oliver-lamar-keefer
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 1707
Correction to first name.
MACR 1707 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database