1924 - 2008 (83 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Donald Raymond Gerber |
Title |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Nickname |
Skippy |
Born |
24 Jul 1924 |
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa |
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Donald Raymond Gerber Birth. Donald Raymond Gerber Birth. |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
U.S. Marine Corps, WWII |
Enlisted 18 June 1942. |
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Marine Capt Gerber Presented First Joint Service Medal. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, September 17, 1964 page 1. |
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Lt. Skippy Gerber Serves In Japan. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thusday, October 4, 1956 page 1. |
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Radar is A Wonderful Weapon Of War. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Friday, June 25, 1943 page 1. |
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Lt. Col. Donald Raymond Gerber. Lt. Col. Donald Raymond Gerber. |
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Don Gerber outside Bachelor's Officer Quarters. Marine Aircraft Group 13, Vietnam |
Died |
7 Jul 2008 |
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona |
Cremated |
Cremated |
Person ID |
I32092 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
23 Oct 2017 |
Father |
Herman Gerber, Sr, b. 24 Nov 1884, Germany , d. 24 Dec 1966, Primghar O'Brien, Iowa (Age 82 years) |
Relationship |
Adopted |
Mother |
Frances Jane Ferguson, b. 22 Jul 1888, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa , d. 21 Jul 1962, Alton, Sioux, Iowa (Age 73 years) |
Relationship |
Adopted |
Married |
17 Nov 1931 |
Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota |
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Herman Gerber 1931 Marriage. Herman Gerber 1931 Marriage. |
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Fanny and Herman Gerber cutting the cake at their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Fanny and Herman Gerber cutting the cake at their 25th Wedding Anniversary Party, Alton, Iowa, 1956 |
Family ID |
F10236 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Nell Scott Wagstaff, b. 17 Oct 1917, Roxboro, Person, North Carolina , d. 20 Nov 1972, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho (Age 55 years) |
Married |
24 May 1950 |
Mississippi |
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"Skippy" Gerber is Now A Benedict. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, March 9, 1950 page one. |
Children |
| 1. Michael H Gerber, b. 26 Jun 1950, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee [Birth] |
| 2. Donald Hester Gerber, b. 9 May 1951, Millington, Shelby, Tennessee , d. 14 Feb 1999, Emporia, Virginia (Age 47 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Terry F Gerber [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
27 Jul 2017 |
Family ID |
F10241 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Wanda Elaine Luken, b. 28 Jan 1921, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa , d. 13 Feb 1998, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 77 years) |
Married |
Apr 1973 |
Last Modified |
27 Jul 2017 |
Family ID |
F10242 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 24 Jul 1924 - Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa |
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| Married - 24 May 1950 - Mississippi |
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| Married - 24 Jul 1999 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona |
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| Died - 7 Jul 2008 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Photos
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| Don with Wanda Luken Horstman Gerber. Don with Wanda Luken Horstman Gerber (2nd wife, 25 years) in 2002 in their backyard in Phoenix standing in front of the tiki structures carved from their palm trees by good friend Mike Ritigliano. Wanda passed away in 1998 in Phoenix. |
| Nell and Don Gerber. Nell and Don Gerber at the November 1957 USMC Ball in Moorehead City, North Carolina. |
| LTC Donald Raymond Gerber. LTC Donald Raymond Gerber at Prescott, on the way to Korea, 1955. |
Documents
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| Donald Gerber Promotion to Corporal. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Friday, April 30, 1943 page 8. |
| Pvt. Don Gerber To Logan Utah. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Friday, August 28, 1942 page 1. |
| What is Radar? The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Friday, September 11. 1942 page 1. |
| Is Communications Chief. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, April 3, 1947 page 3. |
| MT Sgt. Don Gerber Sails For China. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, August 15, 1946 page 1. |
| Promoted to First Lieutenant. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, January 10, 1957 page 5. |
| To Report At El Toro Calif. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, March 7, 1946 page 5. |
| Capt. Don Gerber. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thusday, March 16, 1961 page 1. |
| Could It Happen? The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, November 11, 1943 page 8. |
| Expert Rifleman. The Alton (Iowa) Democrat, Thursday, July 20, 1944 page 8. |
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