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Gen. Charles A. Gabriel

(1928-2003)

 
 
Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
1. Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker
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Eleventh Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1982~1986

Graduated Lincolnton High School, 1944

Attended Catawba College, 1944~1946

Graduated U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1950

Interred Arlington National Cemetery

Site of Gabriel homeplace
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
 
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 28.917′ N, 81° 12.407′ W. Marker was in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It was at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 27) and Lancrest Lane, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lincolnton NC 28092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Schenck-Warlick Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); William A. Hoke (approx. 2.6 miles away); Stephen D. Ramseur (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); First Federal Savings Bank (approx. 2.7 miles away); Frank Beal House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pleasant Retreat Academy (approx. 2.9 miles away); "Old White Church" Cemetery / " Old White Church " (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
 
Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
2. Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker
Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker Missing image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 31, 2023
3. Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Marker Missing
Gen. Charles A. Gabriel image. Click for full size.
4. Gen. Charles A. Gabriel
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 31, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   3. submitted on August 31, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.   4. submitted on September 23, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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