James H Keeffe Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 7192 - James H. Keeffe, Jr.

James Keeffe Jr.'s biography and time in service is the subject of the book “Two Gold Coins and a Prayer” written by James H. Keeffe III, his son. It is available from a number of book outlets.

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TWO GOLD COINS AND A PRAYER

The Epic Journey of Lt. James Keeffe Jr., World War II

B-24 Bomber Pilot, Evader, and POW.

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Units served with

Two airmen of the 466th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation
The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Sioux City, IA, USA 12 March 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 15 August 1944 - 29 April 1945 Stalag Luft III (Center Compound) Arrived August 15, 1944 -- Evacuated January 28, 1945. Stalag VII A Arrived February 7, 1945 -- Liberated by the 14th Armored Division April 29, 1945.
Bellevue, WA, USA

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Two entries for James H Keeffe have been combined into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2959, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
Username 'call0031' also added this link to a newspaper article published in The Issaquah Press on 11 October 2011: http://www.issaquahpress.com/2011/10/11/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/

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Lt. Col. James H Keeffe medals and records.

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Lt. Col. James H Keeffe Jr documents.

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Lt. Col. James H Keeffe Jr records.

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Lt. Col. James H Keeffe Jr records.

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Personal records of Lt. Col. James H. Keeffe Jr

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MACR 2959 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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