Jeremiah J. "Jerry" O'Keefe III
Jeremiah Joseph “Jerry” O’Keefe III was born to Jeremiah Joseph “Ben” O’Keefe II and Teresa “Tess” Slattery O’Keefe on July 12, 1923. He was raised in Ocean Springs, MS and attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School and Sacred Heart Academy.
On his 19th birthday Jerry entered the Naval Aviation Program and received his commission in ten months to become one of the youngest pilots in the Marine Corps. After entering the military, he married Annette Rose Saxon. Jerry J. O’Keefe and Annette had thirteen children.