Virgil H Jeffries
MilitaryHe 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lanesboro, Minnesota | 2 April 1905 | |
Died |
7 December 2000 | ||
Buried |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 26 November 1943 |
Revisions
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…