World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Joseph Gregory Eifried
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Garfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 493RD BOMB GROUP, 863RD BOMB SQUADRON AT DEBACH AIRFIELD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. RIGHT WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER THAT WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OVER OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMB AN ORDNANCE FACTORY IN MAGDEBURG, GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1944. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.