Gori G Gervasi

Military
media-30656.jpeg UPL 30656 Donald J Broadbent and crew flew a war weary B-17 home to the USA from Scotland, February 1945. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30656 - Donald J Broadbent and crew flew a war weary B-17 home to the USA from Scotland, February 1945.

Flew 34 missions as part of 'Elliots' Idiots' crew.



Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan 18 September 1925

Died

Allen Park, MI 48101, USA 12 May 1977

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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