John Gelber
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8261
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 25 December 1918 | Son of Joseph Gelber. Husband of Bonita Gelber. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 29 January 1943 | Los Angeles, CA |
Other Baled out POW |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 POW MACR 8261 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 10 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
18 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Los Angeles, CA | 21 June 1974 | |
Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV | 24 June 1974 | Woodlawn Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, NV Section R |
Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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