William Edward Keefer

Military
UPL 79480 UPL 79480 Official USSAF photo. Original caption :
Left to right : 1st Lt. Frank R. Hodges, Kosciusko, Miss.; 1st Lt. William E. Keefer, Torrance, Calif.; 1st Lt. Harold K. Kendall, Chariton, Iowa; 1st Lt. Earl C. Kent, Keene, Calif. And 1st Lt. Leland J. Rath, Almond, Wis., all of whom received Air Medals.”
[ Awards ceremony in North Africa – photo sent on 3 March 1943 through Evaluation Unit, AAF from 9th Combat Camera Unit, Cairo, Egypt. Lieutenants Hodges, Keefer, Kendall, Kent and Rath were all members of the 93rd Bomb Group. ]

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Object Number - UPL 79480 - Official USSAF photo. Original caption : Left to right : 1st Lt. Frank R. Hodges, Kosciusko, Miss.; 1st Lt. William E. Keefer, Torrance, Calif.; 1st...

Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (7OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler, Lieutenant Howard Young and Lieutenant Joe Walker, of the 93rd Bomb Group stand with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23742) nicknamed "Liberty Lad" at Alconbury. In a duplicate version of this image a censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets and the structure visible beneath the aircraft to the far left of the image. Image stamped on reverse: 'Ministry of Information 10 Oct 1942.'[stamp] and '226088'[Censor no]. Printed caption on reve

41-23742

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lad
  • Unit: 512th Bomb Squadron 376th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Westwood, California 17 February 1919 Born Westwood, California

Enlisted

18 July 1941

Other

Discharged

31 August 1970

Died

Fort Worth, Texas 30 March 1982 Died Fort Worth, Texas

Buried/ Commemorated

Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Texas 3 April 1982 Interred Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Texas

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William Edward Keefer: Gallery (3 items)

Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler, Lieutenant Howard Young and Lieutenant Joe Walker, of the 93rd Bomb Group stand with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23742) nicknamed "Liberty Lad" at Alconbury. In a duplicate version of this image a censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets and the structure visible beneath the aircraft to the far left of the image. Image stamped on reverse: 'Ministry of Information 10 Oct 1942.'[stamp] and '226088'[Censor no]. Printed caption on reve

Object number: FRE 768 - Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler...

Object number: UPL 20427 - Official USSAF photo. Original caption : Left to...