James John Gabler

Military
media-47694.jpeg UPL 47694 "Lt. Gabler and crew at a party of the 560th Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, somewhere at an airbase in England. 26 November 1944."

Object Number - UPL 47694 - "Lt. Gabler and crew at a party of the 560th Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, somewhere at an airbase in England. 26 November 1944."

Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot of Aphrodite 'Mother' ship B-24J 43-37793 on mission to Wizernes V1 missile site. 4-Aug-44. ETD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886999
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33320644 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32168151
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065482 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-10706) nicknamed "Miss Bea Havin'" of the 388th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Miss Bea Havin 2107062 M, 562 BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Worry Bird/Miss Bea Haven
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group

Missions

  • Date: 4 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Millvale, Pennsylvania 2 January 1917

Other

Aphrodite mission

Wizernes, France 4 August 1944 Pilot of Aphrodite 'Mother' ship B-24J 43-37793 on mission to Wizernes V1 missile site. 4-8-44.

Died

11 January 1966

Buried

Saint Mary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 14 January 1966 Saint Mary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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