George J Gabriel
MilitaryAssigned 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
- 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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20346022 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Assistant Operations
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scheherazade
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
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
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia