Wilson Robert Gabel
MilitaryThe 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
- 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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-001340
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Willie
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
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…
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