THE WALL OF FACES

I see in recent posts that some who personally knew Jeffs never got clarity on his demise. I was a member of the Protective Equipment crew that worked with the 614th Fighter Squadron (Lucky Devils) Clive flew for. I was there the day he went missing, won't forget it and I'm almost 50 years older now. It was an unfortunate twist of fate that took Clive's life. A simple switching of tail numbers on flight orders between he and his best friend caused the two of them to fly each other's planes (F-100). The other pilot's name was Tomlin. They were best buds and fun to be around. The plane Jeffs was flying had a flame-out; he tried unsuccessfully to restart it with a dive but was forced to bail out. Rescue crews found the plane and Jeff's bloodied parachute and that's where the story ended last I knew. Most assumed he was captured, but no certainty beyond that. Captain Tomlins took the loss of his friend very hard, saying; "it should have been me" over and over. Would like to know what became of him.

The shoot down and subsequent Mia reports were disputed. There was an investigation and then closed abruptly. My father died withinformation about Lt Clive Jeffs death. He was one of my father's students that he felt responsible for. Clive was a caring person alwaystrying to do the right thing

All the tears do not wash away the pain of you being lost. Thank you for beings so special to so many people.

My father Jack Cavner wore Clive's bracelet until the day he died. That was a total of 44+ years. He swore to wear it until Clive came home. After he died the bracelet became mine. I now wear it and will wear it until Clive comes home. The Watch is Mine.

I met Elder Jeffs when, as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we were both assigned to the Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania Area. I don't have access to my records right now, but it was in 1963 or early 1964. He was a good man. He served well, both as a missionary and as an Air Force pilot. I was shocked when I found out that he was MIA. May God bless the families of all those who haven't returned.