Frank William Klibbe
MilitaryAssociated Frank Klibbe
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. On 27-Jan-44, while on a test flight, P-47D 42-75694 crashed due to engine failure. RTD. ETD
Awards: LOM, DFC (2OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 507th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 463rd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2045114, T-223051
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marion, IN 46176, USA | 30 May 1920 | Son of Edward William and Pearl May [Toney] Klibbe. |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 28 October 1941 | Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana |
Other 1st Aerial Victory |
26 November 1943 | 1 x Me109 | |
Other 2nd Aerial Victory |
30 January 1944 | 1 x Me109 | |
Other 3rd Aerial Victory |
21 February 1944 | 1 x Me109 | |
Other 4th Aerial Victory |
8 March 1944 | 1 X Me109 | |
Other 5th Aerial Victory |
15 March 1944 | 1 x Fw190 achieves Ace Status | |
Other 6th and 7th Aerial Victories |
8 May 1944 | 1 x Fw190 1 x Me109 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
31 March 1972 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Lake County, FL, USA | 26 April 2008 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: Sec 604, Site 921 |
Buried Promoted |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, FL | 9 May 2008 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: Sec 604, Site 921 |
Anderson, IN, USA | |||
Based |
Boxted | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84175797-frank-w-klibbe
https://www.fold3.com/record/82108441-frank-william-klibbe
https://www.fold3.com/record/620111955-frank-klibbe-1920
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49634324/frank-klibbe
F. W. Klibbe (Klib) was married to my aunt, Elizabeth Henning Langston Klibbe.
"Zemke's Wolfpack" - Nigel Julian & Peter Randall
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, 8th AF Losses / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list