Death
Gabreski died of an apparent heart attack in Huntington Hospital, Long Island, New York on January 31, 2002, and is also buried in Calverton National Cemetery. Gabreski's funeral on February 6 was with full military honors and included a missing man formation flyover by F-15E Strike Eagles from the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
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