C
olonel, U.S. Air Force
Timeline
Birth- 28 Jan 1919
Oil City, Pennsylvania
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 49 - 46 years
Service Start Date
17 Aug 1964
Awards
Legion of Merit
Branch
Air Force
Unit
52nd Fighter Wing (Air Defense)
Service Number
O-406132
Rank
Colonel
Service End Date
31 Oct 1967
Conflict Period
Other Service
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Service Number
O-406132
Conflict Period
World War II
Unit
61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Prisoner of War Medal, et al.
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 11 June 1945-Ages: 75 - 26 years
Catherine "Kay" Cochran
Spouse Death Date
6 Aug 1993
1950 - 1953Korean War
Awards
Army Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Service Number
O-406132
Conflict Period
Korean War
Rank
Colonel
Branch
Air Force
Unit
51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing
Served For
United States of America
Battle Honors (WWII): Air Offensive, Europe
Battle Honors (WWII): Normandy 1944
Battle Honors (WWII): Central Pacific 1941-43
Battle Honors (WWII): Northern France 1944
Education: Institution
Notre Dame University
Education: From
1938
Education: To
1940
Education: Place
South Bend, Indiana
Employment: Position
Pilot
Employment: Start Date
29 July 1940
Employment: Employer
United States Army Air Corps
Employment: End Date
Apr 1946
Military Awards: Silver Star
Military Awards: Bronze Star Medal (Merit)
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Military Awards: Air Medal
6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Military Awards: Prisoner of War Medal
Military Awards: Legion of Merit
Military Awards: AF Outstanding Unit Award
Military Awards: Army Distinguished Service Medal
Military Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
26 Nov 1943
Military Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross
12 Oak Leaf Clusters
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1943
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Military Awards: National Defense Service Medal
1 Bronze Star device
Military Awards: American Defense Service Medal
"Foreign Service" clasp
Military Awards: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
3 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (U.K.)
Date Unknown
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
1 Battle Star
Military Awards: Korea Service Medal
4 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Air Force Longevity Ribbon
5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Military Awards: Army Occupation Service
Military Awards: Silver Star
22 May 1944
Employment: Employer
United States Air Force
Employment: Start Date
Apr 1947
Employment: End Date
1 Nov 1967
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Occupation
Air Force Officer
Employment: End Date
Aug 1978
Employment: Employer
Grumman Aerospace
Employment: Start Date
Nov 1967
Battle Honors (Korea): CCF Spring Offensive
Battle Honors (Korea): UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Battle Honors (Korea): Second Korean Winter
Battle Honors (Korea): Korea Summer-Fall 1952
Military Awards: Croix de Guerre, 1939-45 (France)
Bronze Palm device
Military Awards: ROK War Medal
Military Awards: USAF Pilot Wings
Command rating
Military Awards: United Nations Service Medal
Korea
Military Awards: Legion of Honor (France)
Knight
Military Awards: Cross of Valour (Poland)
22 Apr 1943
Military Awards: ROK Presidential Unit Citation
Military Awards: Croix de Guerre, 1940-45 (Belgium)
Bronze Palm device
Gender
Male
Employment: Employer
Long Island Rail Road
Employment: End Date
26 Feb 1981
Employment: Position
President
Employment: Start Date
Aug 1978
Death- 31 Jan 2002-Age: 83 years
Huntington, New York
Heart attack
Burial- Feb 2002
Cemetery
Calverton National Cemetery
Other Facts
Father
Stanley Gabryszewski
Name at Birth
Franciszek Gabryszewski
Also known as
Gabby
Full Name
Francis Stanley Gabreski
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