Clark Gable reports on the WWII air war and related media

Clark Gable reports on the WWII air war

Clark Gable served in the U.S. Army Air Corps by dividing his time between military documentaries and combat. Gable participated in bombing raids over Nazi Germany, rose to the rank of major, and received the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross.

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