Wood Hibbard

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media-7076.jpeg UPL 7076 Pvt. Wood Hibbard (1922-1944)
2018th Fire Fighter Platoon
killed on May 27, 1944 in Brookwood, England
killed by 1,000 pound bomb

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Object Number - UPL 7076 - Pvt. Wood Hibbard (1922-1944) 2018th Fire Fighter Platoon killed on May 27, 1944 in Brookwood, England killed by 1,000 pound bomb

PVT Hibbard was killed in action, 27 May 1944 following the explosion of a 1000 lb bomb attached to a burning aircraft.

Transferred to 2018th EAFFP, pursuant to authority contained in par. 12, SO#13, Headquarters, IX Tactical Air Command, dated 2 May 1944.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2018th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 36276651
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Fire Fighter

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Born

Manchester, KY 40962, USA 23 February 1922 To. Walter Hibbard and Amanda Sams
Manchester, KY 40962, USA 23 February 1922

Enlisted

Cincinnati, OH, USA 7 January 1943

Died

Brookwood, Surrey, UK 27 May 1944 Pvt. Wood Hibbard and Pvt. Fred Bothe was killed by 1,000 pound Bomb while trying to save Pilot Carlo Ball. Ball's plane tire blow and causing his plane on fire. A British gun crew save the pilot (but died the next day), but the 2018th didn't know about pilot was save.

Buried

Glades House, Brookwood Cemetry, Cemetery Pales, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0BL, UK 28 May 1944 Buried there after being killed and in 1948 he was move to Campbell Cemetery in Fall Rock, Clay County, Kentucky

Buried

Fall Rock, KY 40962, USA

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Unit History obtained from USAF

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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA)

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Connecting Wood Hibbard to Ibsley where he was based.

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Wood Hibbard's niece Tonya R. (Hibbard) Hager

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