George J Gabriel

Military

Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 mission club. 28 x combat mission. ETD.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Melvin J Bleakman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20346022 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Assistant Operations

Sam P Satariano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-29890

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29934

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY 4 December 1939 New York, NY

Born

Auburn, Cayuga County, NY

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/83300334-george-j-gabriel
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=24…
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia