Thomas Stanley Jeffrey Jr
MilitaryCrew Number 26
He led the 390th on the Schweinfurt raid of October 14 1943 for which the Group was awarded a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation.
In October 1983 he revisited the Officers' Club and Control Tower at Framlingham.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA | 15 February 1917 | Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA |
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Died |
Alexandria City, Virginia, USA | 14 March 2008 | (aged 91) Alexandria City, Virginia, USA |
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Buried |
Revisions
Added awards per per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 29728736.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29728736/thomas-stanley-jeffrey
Updated Rank, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 29728736.
Added his middle name and a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 29728736.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Jeffrey%2C+Thomas+S