Wilson Robert Gabel

Military

The crew baled out of B-17G #42-37839 'Little Willie' after flak set the plane on fire on a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944. The a/c crashed NE of Oranienburg, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Bernard Michael Dopko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-001340
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37839

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Willie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA, USA 1 June 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 March 1944

Born

Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA Son of Wilson D and Orpha S Gabel

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=wil…

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141544894

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3088 / MACR 3088, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database