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2LT Roland L. Jeffries

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2LT Roland L. Jeffries

Birth
Death
22 Apr 1942 (aged 21)
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Roland served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24D (#41-1133), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Missouri prior to the war.

Roland died in the "Line Of Duty" as the result of a training crash of his B-24D in Oregon during the war.

Service # O-438522

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Airmen who perished on B-24D (#41-1133):

Jeffries, Roland L., 2nd Lt, Missouri
Macomber, Philip E., Corp, Maine
Peterson, Duane M., Corp, Minnesota
Reynard, Charles O., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Ohio
The crash was in New Mexico not Oregon. See link below for details of accident, a very interesting account and also some personal history of this brave young man.

https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Philmont_B-24.htm
Contributor: Frederick McGuire (51440492)
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Roland served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24D (#41-1133), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Missouri prior to the war.

Roland died in the "Line Of Duty" as the result of a training crash of his B-24D in Oregon during the war.

Service # O-438522

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Airmen who perished on B-24D (#41-1133):

Jeffries, Roland L., 2nd Lt, Missouri
Macomber, Philip E., Corp, Maine
Peterson, Duane M., Corp, Minnesota
Reynard, Charles O., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Ohio
The crash was in New Mexico not Oregon. See link below for details of accident, a very interesting account and also some personal history of this brave young man.

https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Philmont_B-24.htm
Contributor: Frederick McGuire (51440492)
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  • Created by: KAB
  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243890358/roland_l-jeffries: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Roland L. Jeffries (28 May 1920–22 Apr 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243890358, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by KAB (contributor 47294688).