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Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lt._Col._Francis_Gabreski
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:aircraftFlown
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate
1919-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Oil_City,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Calverton_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children
5
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:Francis_S._Gabreski_Airport
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
Polish-American
gptkbp:deathDate
2002-01-31
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Huntington,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:Francis_Stanley_Gabreski
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:militaryRank
Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Gabby
gptkbp:notableFor
Korean War flying ace
top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories
34.5
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:postRetirementRole
President of the Long Island Rail Road
gptkbp:POW
Yes
gptkbp:POWPeriod
July 1944 – May 1945
gptkbp:servedIn
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Kay_Cochran_Gabreski
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Stalag_Luft_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7