42-95050 Gas House Mouse
Gabriel's Crew:
(Standing Left to right)
Sgt. Fountain Beale - Right Waist Gunner;
Sgt. Melvin Johnston - Left Waist Gunner;
S/Sgt. William Sweigel - Radio Operator;
S/Sgt Wayne Walker - Flight Engineer
Sgt. John Curcio - Tail Turret;
Sgt. John Barbour - Ball Turret.
(Kneeling left to right):
Flight Officer Anthony Gianforti - Co-Pilot;
Captin Gene F. Gabriel - Pilot;
1st. Lt. John Stern - Bombardier;
1st. Lt. Robert Gordon - Navigator.
Crew completed 35 Comabt missions July 1944 to Feb 1945.
Associations c/o John F. Curcio, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Object Number - UPL 13495 - Crew of 42-95050, "Gas House Mouse", 458th Bomb Group, 752nd Bomb Squadron. Horsham St. Faith Airfield, 8th USAAF. Gabriel's Crew: (Standing...
42-95050 (458th BG, 752nd BS, "Gas House Mouse").
In forced landing at Manston, Kent Dec 11, 1944 and declared damaged beyond repair.
MIA 1944-12-11
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747169
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699697
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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