Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanisław Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 – January 31, 2002) was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
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28 January 1919 Oil City, Pennsylvania
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Died |
31 January 2002 (aged 83) Huntington, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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