James H Keeffe Jr
MilitaryJames 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.
APPELL PUBLISHING
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1944
- Date: 5 March 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 21 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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 |
Revisions
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/
MACR 2959 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database