GABRIEL, William J, Staff Sergeant, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 36037518, Enl: Illinois, MIA 27/11/1944, d.d. 26-Mar-1946
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William and Wanda Lotzke Gabriel
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William served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William and Wanda Lotzke Gabriel
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William served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
GABRIEL, William J, Staff Sergeant, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 36037518, Enl: Illinois, MIA 27/11/1944, d.d. 26-Mar-1946
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William and Wanda Lotzke Gabriel
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William served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William and Wanda Lotzke Gabriel
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William served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Bio by: searcher
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