Joe keller and herbert deever, partners in a machine shop during the war, turned out defective airplane parts, causing the deaths of many men. Deever was sent to prison while keller escaped punishment and went on to make...Joe keller and herbert deever, partners in a machine shop during the war, turned out defective airplane parts, causing the deaths of many men. Deever was sent to prison while keller escaped punishment and went on to make lots of money.