Terry Lee Gabreski | |
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Birth name | Terry Lee Walter |
Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1974–2010 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center |
Battles / wars | Operation Allied Force |
Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
Spouse(s) | Colonel Donald Gabreski |
Relations | Gabby Gabreski (father-in-law) |
Terry Lee Gabreski (née Walter; born 1952) is a retired senior officer of the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the second woman to hold the rank of lieutenant general in the USAF.[1] She was the Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command,[2] Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, which conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. She is the daughter of retired Air Force Brigadier General Alonzo Walter[1][3] and the daughter-in-law of World War II and Korean War fighter ace Colonel Gabby Gabreski.[4]