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Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski

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Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski

Birth
Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
31 Jan 2002 (aged 83)
Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Burial
Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot
Section 14; Plot 724
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United States Fighter Ace. Known for many years as "America's Greatest Living Ace", he shot down 37 enemy aircraft in both World War II and the Korean War. Shot down over Europe during World War II, he spent eight months in a German Prisoner of War camp. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and an airport in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, bears his name.
United States Fighter Ace. Known for many years as "America's Greatest Living Ace", he shot down 37 enemy aircraft in both World War II and the Korean War. Shot down over Europe during World War II, he spent eight months in a German Prisoner of War camp. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and an airport in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, bears his name.

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FRANCIS S
GABRESKI
COL
US AIR FORCE
WWII KOREA
JAN 28 1919
JAN 31 2002
FIGHTER ACE
DEVOTED HUSBAND
AND FATHER

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Ron Moody
  • Added: Jun 18, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6521925/francis_stanley-gabreski: accessed ), memorial page for Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski (28 Jan 1919–31 Jan 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6521925, citing Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.