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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Francis S. Gabreski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oil City, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mrs. Josephine Siorek

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CREDITED WITH DESTROYING 37.5 ENEMY AIRCRAFT DURING WWII. FLEW A SINGLE-ENGINE P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTERS TO DOWN 28 MESSERSCHMITTS AND FOCKE-WULFS OVER FRANCE AND GERMANY BETWEEN AUGUST 24, 1943 AND JULY 5, 1944. DESTROYED THREE MORE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. CAPTURED IN LATE JULY 1944 AFTER CRASH LANDING NEAR KOBLENZ, GERMANY. SPENT TEN MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR. ALSO BECAME AN ACE FIGHTER PILOT IN THE KOREAN WAR, FLYING AN F-86 SABRE JET.