Jeff Townsend stands with female companion
In memory of Jeff E. Townsend
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Photograph. Jeff Townsend in military uniform posing for photograph with woman, either wife or girlfriend. Woman is wearing a suit with hat and corsage. United States. No date
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1942
1945
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Items from the service of Jeff E. Townsend, who was born on 10 October 1921 in Haskell, Texas. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 26 January 1942. He trained at airfields in Midland, Texas and Lakeland, Florida. Townsend served with a flight crew in the 37th Bombardment Squadron, 17th Bombardment Group in the European Theatre, arriving in Italy in 1943. Collection includes a uniform, insignia, 45 photographs, and documents related to Townsend's service.