Gerald Evans Amer
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23602 - Paul Roderick's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Harry Houchins-Bombardier, Paul Roderick-Pilot, Roger Harvey-Co-pilot, Frank Scribner-Navigator, Jerry...
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Roderick crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811248 (16082529 on enlistment)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Madame X
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Tacoma, WA | 19 November 1942 | Tacoma, Washington |
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Other Distinguished Flying Cross Citation: General Orders No. 309 |
Seattle, WA | 6 September 1944 - 6 September 1944 | For extraordinary achievement while serving as Waist Gunner of a B-17 airplane on a number of combat bombardment missions over Germany and German occupied countries from 11 May 1944 to 3 August 1944. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Maple Valley, WA | 15 April 1995 | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
