Joe Melven Keefhaver
Military
Corrected name of crew chief and made association.
Object Number - UPL 14030 - 1st Lt. George I. Stanford of the 335th Fighter Squadron with his Crew Chief S/Sgt Joe M Keefhaver.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME(6 battle satrs), Good Conduct.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659198
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Umbriago
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Edgerton, MO 64444, USA | 27 November 1919 | Son of William Nicholas and Grace [Hellyer] Keefhaver. |
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Based |
Debden | 9 December 1942 - 6 July 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 1 April 1943 | Promoted to Sergeant. |
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Died |
Edgerton, MO 64444, USA | 16 October 2003 | |
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Buried |
Ridgely Community Cemetery Ridgely Platte County MO | 19 October 2003 | Ridgely Community Cemetery Ridgely Platte County Missouri, USA |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
Revisions
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Sources
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia