John B. Jeffers

  • ASN:
    18032089
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Oct 27, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 27, 1944
FULL NAME:

John B. Jeffers

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18032089

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 27, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 27, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Oct 15, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company B, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private (Pvt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jul 27, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Vire, France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Thorax, generally; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
John B Jeffers
Army Serial Number
18032089
Enlistment Place
Tulsa Oklahoma
Enlistment Date
15 Oct 1940
Army Branch
Infantry
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
1 year of high school
Occupation
Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1921
Birth Place
Oklahoma
Source Box Number
0269
Source Film Reel Number
2.126
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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