David M Gerber
MilitaryJB Latham estate.
Shot down April 1944 in B-17 #42-97465, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Links:
Obituary: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/08/local/la-me-david-gerber8-2010j…
Article: Producer Gerber has passion for worthy stories: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/producer-gerber-has-passion-worth…
Interview (3-1/2 hours): http://www.emmys.com/foundation/interviews/david-gerber
Biography and TV credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314095/
http://www.emmys.com/foundation/interviews/david-gerber
http://metrojournalist.blogspot.com/2010/01/late-great-david-gerber.html
Gerber Lecture Series (University of the Pacific, School of International Studies): http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/School-of-Interna…
Gerber and the name "Scarlet Harlot": http://www.uniondemocrat.com/localnews/3767895-151/tvs-gerber-dies-murp…
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771113
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Scarlet Harlot
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 25 July 1923 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 9 April 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Died |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2 January 2010 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Obituaries: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/08/local/la-me-david-gerber8-2010j…
Biography and TV credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314095/
Obituaries: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/08/local/la-me-david-gerber8-2010j…
Biography and TV credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314095/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers; MACR 3665 / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database