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George D Jeffries

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  • Harry Freivogel

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator. B24. 2nd Air Division, 448th Bomb Group, 714 Bomb Squadron, 29 complete missions | 446th Bomb Group
    After marriage in 1941, Harry enlisted for the draft, and in his own words " being patriotic or probably knowing the regular draft would get me sooner or later and I would be drafted into the regular Army, I decided I would enlist in the Army Air Corps...

  • James Schierbrock

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
    James Schierbrock served as a Co-pilot with the 448th Bomb Group. ...

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Units served with

  • 20th Combat Bomb Wing

    20th Combat Bomb Wing

    Wing
    Prewar bombardment wing in the northwest. Moved to England, May–June 1943, for duty with Eighth Air Force. Received its first groups in November 1943 and served in combat in the European theater from December 1943 until April 1945. Returned to the US...

  • 448th Bomb Group

    448th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 448th Bombardment Group was organized on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May 1943 at Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho. The initial training of the air crews took place in Florida. The entire group was assembled Wendover Field, Utah. Both air and...

  • 714th Bomb Squadron

    714th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Associated Place

  • Seething

    Military site : airfield
    Built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, Seething had three concrete runways, 51 hardstandings of both loop and 'frying-pan’ types, and two T2 hangars, one on each side of the airfield. It was home to the 448th Bomb Group, equipped with...

Events

Event Location Date
Nationality
American
Nickname
Jeff
Service numbers
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Highest rank
Technical Sergeant
Role/job
Radio Operator
Awards
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
12 May 2015 22:13:49 scooter6793 Changes to unit associations
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Date Contributor Update
12 May 2015 22:12:36 scooter6793 Changes to highest rank
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Date Contributor Update
07 May 2015 18:36:54 scooter6793 Changes to unit associations and place associations
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Date Contributor Update
07 May 2015 18:35:17 scooter6793 Changes to nickname, role and media associations
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Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:10:49 AAM AAM ingest
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster

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