William Jeffries

Military
William Jeffries (L) and Stanley Allen UPL 79919 UPL 79919 William Jeffries on the left and his Friend and crewmate Stanley Allen

From the Grandaughter, Josie, of William Jeffries via the 487th BG Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/158317274985 

William Jeffries Stanley M Allen On

Object Number - UPL 79919 - William Jeffries on the left and his Friend and crewmate Stanley Allen

Flew on B-24 41-29478 Weary Wolf (The). WIA. B-24H #42-52743. 20 May 1944 aircraft crashed after takeoff in poor visibility after losing an engine.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

William Jeffries (L) and Stanley Allen

Stanley M Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

41-29478

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Weary Wolf
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-39068) of the 487th Bomb Group after belly landing in a field at St. Margaret's, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "ISAD - SG27 - 1 - Crash Landing - B-17G 43-39068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/1/45, 329.'

43-39068

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Revisions

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ContributorRayWells
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added connections

 

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ContributorRayWells
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Information on the names of the Gentlemen in the picture from the Grandaughter, Josie, of William Jeffries via the 487th BG Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/158317274985 enabled me to link the two friends and crewmates

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Combat Chronology

William Jeffries: Gallery (4 items)

William Jeffries (L) and Stanley Allen

Object number: UPL 79919 - William Jeffries on the left and his Friend and...

Stanley Allen, Unknown and William Jeffries

Object number: UPL 79924 - (From L-R) Stanley Allen, Unknown and William...

William Jeffries, Stan Allen and an unknown Colleague

Object number: UPL 79929 - (from L to R) William Jeffries, Stan Allen and an...

William Jeffries and an Unknown Colleague

Object number: UPL 79935 - William Jeffries (R) and an Unknown Colleague