Major General Stephen T. Keefe, Jr.
Major General Stephen T. Keefe, Jr.
Major General Stephen T. Keefe, Jr.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVE
In 1942, General Keefe began his military career with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He resided in Houghs Neck and served in World War II, the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. He had an impressive career in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, in addition to being an attorney. General Keefe held the position of Assistant Deputy Chief of the Air Force Reserve and was nominated by President Nixon as Air Force Brigadier General. Major General Keefe died in 2018 at the age of 93 in Prescott, AZ.
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Years of Service: 1942-1982
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Raised his family in the Hough's Neck neighborhood of Quincy
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1975: Promoted to the rank of Major General
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1973: Promoted to Brigadier General and served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of the Air Force Reserves
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1962:Served as the Lieutenant Colonel Troop Commander of the 901 Troop Carrier Squadron during the Cuban missile crisis
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1950-1953: Served in Korea ferrying jets to the war zone
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1946-1950: Captain Air Force Reserves stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base
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1942-1945:Served in the North Africa and European theatre flying C-47 and DC-3 aircraft
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Died 2018
Oil Portrait on Canvas by Quincy Resident Artist David Wang
