James John Gabler
Military
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
- 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: 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
Missions
- Date: 4 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Millvale, Pennsylvania | 2 January 1917 | |
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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. |
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Died |
11 January 1966 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Mary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA | 14 January 1966 | Saint Mary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/38257610
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110753753/james-j.-gabler
Removed # from A/C serial No.to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html