Background
Jeffers, Eugene Leroy was born on May 8, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Eugene Leroy and Esther Alma (Smith) Jeffers.
Jeffers, Eugene Leroy was born on May 8, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Eugene Leroy and Esther Alma (Smith) Jeffers.
Bachelor cum laude, Kent State University, 1951; Master of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1953; postgraduate, United States Air Force Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama, 1969.
Reporter, WCMW Radio, Canton, 1946-1947; reporter, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 1948-1954; program officer, unites states department of Army, Paris, 1956-1959; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, Washington, 1960-1981; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, The Congo, 1960-1962; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, Zambia, 1966-1968; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, Laos, 1969-1971; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, Ethiopia, 1974-1976; foreign service officer, unites states department of State, Kenya, 1978-1980; freelance writer, Rockville, Maryland., since 1982.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member The Writer's Center, Poets and Writers, Writers Mentor Group.
Married Anne Elizabeth Eberhart, August 28, 1946. Children: Theresa, Eugene, Mary, Emily, April, Eric, Will.