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[Francis S. Gabreski and unidentified woman] (Item)

Photograph of fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski and an unidentified woman, circa 1940s. Inscription on verse: "Gabby + [Hillick?]."

[Francis S. Gabreski] (Item)

Photograph of fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Capt. Francis S. Gabreski. [address in Oil City, Pennsylvania], 61st Fighter Squadron."

[Francis S. Gabreski] (Item)

Photograph of fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "Gabreski."Inscription included with photo: "Francis 'Gabby’ Gabreski. Top US fighter ace in Europe. 27 Aerial victories would have been higher but shot down by flack on 20July 1944. Picture shows 28 kills. P.T.O."

[Servicemen standing behind buffet table] (Item)

Photograph of several U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen standing behind a buffet table, circa 1940s. Identified individuals include Wilbur Watson (far left), Sylvester V. Burke (third from left), and fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski.Inscription on verso: "Watson, ---, Burke, 'Dutch', Gabreski 'Gabby.'"

[Servicemen at buffet table] (Item)

Photograph of several U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen at a buffet table, circa 1940s. Identified individuals include Wilbur Watson (far right), fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski (second from left), and Sylvester V. Burke (third from right). Stamped on verso: "Passed by US Army Examiner 10082. Passed for personal use only. Not for publication. 23 Aug 1944. Theater Censor ETOUSA."

[Service members at 61st Fighter Squadron party] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen and servicewomen at a party hosted by the 61st Fighter Squadron, June 1943. Identified individuals in the inscription include fighter ace Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, Justus "Jimmy" Foster, and David C. Schilling. Inscription on verso of duplicate photo: "61st Party. Two weeks after I took over as CO - 22 Jun. 1943. Left to right, Maj. Gabreski, Jimmy Foster (at cake?), ?,…

[Service members at 61st Fighter Squadron party] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen and servicewomen at a party hosted by the 61st Fighter Squadron, June 1943. Identified individuals in the inscription include fighter ace Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, Justus "Jimmy" Foster, and David C. Schilling. Inscription on verso: "61st Party. Two weeks after I took over as CO - 22 Jun. 1943. Left to right, Maj. Gabreski, Jimmy Foster (at cake?), ?, Col Schilling."

[Eugene E. Barnum, Francis S. Gabreski, and Frank W. Klibbe in ready room] (Item)

Photograph of a group of 56th Fighter Group pilots, including Eugene E. Barnum (second from left), fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski (left), and fighter ace Frank W. Klibbe (second from right), talking in the ready room at RAF Halesworth, England, circa 1940s. Note that some of the information in the inscription is incorrect. Inscription on verso: "Unknown, Kibble [Klibbe], Egan (?), McClure…

[56th Fighter Group pilots walking arm in arm] (Item)

Photograph of several 56th Fighter Group pilots walking arm in arm, circa 1940s. From left to right: Walter V. Cook, Morrill, John P. Bryant, John H. Truluck, Walker M. Mahurin, Harold E. Comstock, David C. Schilling, Francis S. Gabreski, Horace C. Craig, James C. Stewart, Frank W. Klibbe, Brown, Eugene W. O'Neill, Raymond Petty, Irvin Valenta, Anthony R. Carcione.Inscription on paper glued to…

[61st Fighter Squadron with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of the 61st Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, posing in front of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Some of the servicemen are identified via inscription. Inscription on verso: "61st Fighter Sqdn. T.R. L to R.: Gerrick [Steven Gerick], Keen [Robert J. Keen], Neyland [Praeger Neyland], Sission, Belk, McMinn [Evan McMinn], Altschuler [Richard Altschuler],…

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