UPL 13495

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Crew of 42-95050, "Gas House Mouse", 458th Bomb Group, 752nd Bomb Squadron. Horsham St. Faith Airfield, 8th USAAF. 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.

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Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

John G Barbour

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Fountain D Beal

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

John F Curcio

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32956447
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Gene F Gabriel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Anthony J Gianforti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-95050

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gas House Mouse
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

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Associations c/o John F. Curcio, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Date:
ContributorAAMB Memory Book
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations
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Image c/o John F. Curcio, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.