Richard Erb Gable
Military
(Back L-R) 1Lt Alexander Dombrowski, 1Lt Charles E Johnson, Jr. (P),
1Lt Aloysius R. Pero (Nav), 1Lt Richard E. Gable (CP)
(Front L-R) S/Sgt Alfred Pruett (WG), S/Sgt Alfred K. Hollritt (BTG),
S/Sgt Thomas J. Conlan (WG), S/Sgt Walter C. Yonge (R),
T/Sgt Madison I. Alston (E)
updated connections
Object Number - UPL 50256 - The Charles Johnson Crew (Back L-R) 1Lt Alexander Dombrowski, 1Lt Charles E Johnson, Jr. (P), 1Lt Aloysius R. Pero (Nav), 1Lt Richard E. Gable...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reading, PA | 6 September 1922 | Son of Edmund James and Bessie E. [Erb] Gable. |
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Enlisted |
Reading, PA | 11 August 1942 | Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Cumru Township, PA | 26 July 2003 | Richard E. Gable, 80, of Kenny Drive, Cumru Township, chairman of a local company that he founded, died July 26 at 1 a.m. in his residence. He was the husband of Madeline H. (Haag) Gable. Gable was the founder of Misco Products Corp., a Bern Township manufacturer of cleaning products, and served as its president from 1962 until 1987. He was also chairman of the Misco board until his death. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Edmund and Bessie (Erb) Gable. He was a 1940 graduate of Shillington High School and a 1947 graduate of Albright College. Gable was an Air Force veteran of World War II, and received the distinguished flying cross. He is also survived by a son, and two daughters. Other survivors include a brother. There are also six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Shillington. |
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Buried |
Fairview Cemetery Shillington, Berks County, PA | Fairview Cemetery Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster