Korean War
| Service # | 4480 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Lieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Coast Guard |
| Date of Death | May 5 1954 |
National Defense Service Medal
Lieutenant Junior Grade Teifer was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Junior Grade Teifer was a crew member of a PBM-5S Catalina patrol bomber with Advance Training Unit 700, based at Corpus Christi, Texas. On May 5, 1954, the aircraft was on a navigation training flight when it crashed 120 miles southwest of Brownsville, Texas near Carricitos, Tamaulipas, Mexico, killing 10 crewmen.