His B-24 airplane was attacked by Japanese fighters and shot down over the Shumushu Straits just off the northeast coast of Shumushu Island [now, a part of the Oblast (District) of Sakhalin, Russia]. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart. He served in the 404th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces at the Shemya Air Force Base, Aleutian Islands, Alaska .
Contributor: James Durham (46994633) Reported the Following:
Father: Jackson Simpson "Jack" Hefley (Find A Grave Memorial 132017731)
Mother: Leta Terry (Born in Lindale, Smith County, Texas)
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18057690
Contributor: James Durham (46994633) Reported the Following:
Father: Jackson Simpson "Jack" Hefley (Find A Grave Memorial 132017731)
Mother: Leta Terry (Born in Lindale, Smith County, Texas)
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18057690
His B-24 airplane was attacked by Japanese fighters and shot down over the Shumushu Straits just off the northeast coast of Shumushu Island [now, a part of the Oblast (District) of Sakhalin, Russia]. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart. He served in the 404th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces at the Shemya Air Force Base, Aleutian Islands, Alaska .
Contributor: James Durham (46994633) Reported the Following:
Father: Jackson Simpson "Jack" Hefley (Find A Grave Memorial 132017731)
Mother: Leta Terry (Born in Lindale, Smith County, Texas)
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18057690
Contributor: James Durham (46994633) Reported the Following:
Father: Jackson Simpson "Jack" Hefley (Find A Grave Memorial 132017731)
Mother: Leta Terry (Born in Lindale, Smith County, Texas)
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18057690
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Entered the service from Texas.
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