President's Personal Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953. President's Personal Files, 1945 - 1953. Gabreski, Francis S., PPF 6105.

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President's Personal Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953. President's Personal Files, 1945 - 1953. Gabreski, Francis S., PPF 6105.

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Gabreski, Francis Stanley, 1919-2002

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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. Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and being one o...