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Kadena honors legendary WWII fighter ace
Kadena honors legendary WWII fighter ace
(EXCERPT) , By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, November 23, 2003 KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — A small monument honoring an Air Force legend was recently placed at his former residence here. Ret. Col. Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski, who died last year, lived at 2385 Stearley Heights while serving as 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, F-100 commander. Gabreski was the top American ace in the European Theater in World War II, shooting down 28 enemy fighters in dogfights and taking out another three on the ground.... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 22 Nov 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=18867 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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