Virgil H Jeffries

Military

He was assigned to Thomas Logan crew. Reported to 12 Apr 1943.

Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #4230603 'Las Vegas Avenger. ' POW at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.



POW, DFC, AM 3OLC, SS,

He afterwards completed Law School and was for many years an attorney for the Federal government.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Germans inspect the wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-H, serial number 42-30603) nicknamed "Las Vegas Avenger" of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group that was shot down in Holland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Germans inspect wreck. 306BG. B-17 shot down Haarlem. / 'Las Vegas Avenger'. Possibly 21-6-44? 13:00 hrs? Near Haarlem. At least 7 killed. Unit not known by me. / 306BG, RD-H, SD 26/11/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lanesboro, Minnesota 2 April 1905

Died

7 December 2000

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1943

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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Sources

306th Echoes Jan 2001

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1329 / MACR 1329; Washington Post, 19 December 2000, First Over Germany pg. 145, 152, 156, 166, & 178-9, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…