From US Navy magazine &quot;All Hands&quot;.  The US Signal Corps hard at work photographing the girls in bikinis.

Cannes, At The Beach

When Gabreski 's total reached 28 air victories and 193 missions, he earned a leave back to the States.

While waiting to board the plane that would fly him to the US, Gabreski discovered that a mission was scheduled for that morning. He took his bags off the transport and wangled permission to "fly just one more." He was shot down, eventually captured, and survived the war.    texag57

Francis S. Gabreski

Japanese Captain Sakae Oba handing his sword to US Col. Howard G. Kirgis after Oba and his men surrendered, 3 months after the official end of the war.(rudeerude)