James David Gabehart

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2500



Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Thomas P Fravega

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 34004020 / O-735072
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-72876

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Tiger
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elkhorn, KY 2 June 1920 Son of Mildred Gabehart.

Enlisted

17 June 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Solingen, Germany 1 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. POW MACR 2500

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 1 December 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

14 October 1949

Other

Discharged USAF

3 May 1954 Honourable discharge.

Died

Topeka, KS 16 June 1989

Buried

Topeka CemeteryTopeka, Shawnee County, KS 19 June 1989 Topeka Cemetery Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Based

Hethel 1 December 1943 Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2500 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database