Ralph Ward Jefferys

Military
media-54891.jpeg UPL 54891 CPL Ralph W. Jefferys
Radio Operator/Gunner
340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF
KIA 25 February 1945

Object Number - UPL 54891 - CPL Ralph W. Jefferys Radio Operator/Gunner 340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF KIA 25 February 1945

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447933
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
  • Nicknames: Queen Mary
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Conneaut Lake, PA 3 December 1923
Kerrtown, PA 24 June 1942 1210 Pennsylvania Avenue

Enlisted

Erie, PA 11 September 1942

Died

Vipiteno, Italy 25 February 1945 He was on the crew of the B-25J #43-4000 on a bombing mission near the Brenner Pass in Italy. They were hit by enemy flak and an explosion in the radio compartment disabled the plane. They crashed into a mountain, with only one man surviving, blown out and able to deploy his parachute.

Other

Assigned to the 340th BG

Alesani Airfield, Corsica

Buried

No Known Grave Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy

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