Ralph Ward Jefferys
Military
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Conneaut Lake, PA | 3 December 1923 | |
| Kerrtown, PA | 24 June 1942 | 1210 Pennsylvania Avenue | |
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Enlisted |
Erie, PA | 11 September 1942 | |
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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. |
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Other Assigned to the 340th BG |
Alesani Airfield, Corsica | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
No Known Grave Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy |
