UPL 13495
IMAGECrew 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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Units
- 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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32956447
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gas House Mouse
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Associations c/o John F. Curcio, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Image c/o John F. Curcio, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.