Jefferson Harold Pettyjohn
Military
Radio Operator/Gunner
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
POW
Photo taken in 1947
Object Number - UPL 54946 - Jefferson Harold Pettyjohn (with wife Nova Jean) Radio Operator/Gunner 340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF POW Photo taken in 1947
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Paris, Arkansas | 4 March 1923 | |
|
Other Combat Mission |
Cortona, Italy | 26 May 1944 | |
|
Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Ferrara, Italy | 3 July 1944 | Shot down by flak over the target |
|
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 15 July 1944 | Stalag Luft III dates are approximate |
|
Died |
Austin, Texas | 29 May 1997 | |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas |
