Jeffreys, Truman O.
Captain
Truman O. Jeffreys, age 23, from Texas, Runnels county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: August 20, 1943
Spouse: Married
Parents: Robert Oscar and Eliza Olive Debo Jeffreys
Death details: Killed when he was shot down after he and other fighter squadron pilots pushed away a group of 15 Japanese Zeros from their flying field in China.
Source: National Archives, San Angelo Standard Times (1943)
Capt. Jeffreys, 74th Fighter Squadron, was killed in combat in the vicinity of Kweilin, China on 20 August 1943. His squadron opposed a fighter sweep by aircraft of the Japanese 25th, 33rd and 85th Flying Regiments.