Carl Thomas Stibbens
MilitaryAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Wheels-up landing at night during a training flight on 31-Mar-44 in B-17F 42-29624 'Pappy'. Returned to Duty (RTD). 32 x combat missions. 10 flown on 42-97170 'Julie Mae'. He was shot down twice over enemy lines.
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Retired from the US Air Force after 20 years of service.
From his daughter Linda:
"He never shared much about the war, other than being shot down twice behind enemy lines. He said on one occasion they were just hours from the border on another occasion he said it took them 3 days to get back."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068797 / O-748485
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: London Avenger
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: No Body's Baby
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
15 November 1919 | Son of John Thomas and Minnie Ola [Blakey] Stibbens. | |
Enlisted |
19 August 1940 | Bexar County, Texas | |
Died |
25 July 2002 | ||
Buried |
28 July 2002 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Plot: 21-2015 | |
Based |
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/629030634
https://www.fold3.com/record/78403657-carl-stibbens
https://www.fold3.com/record/83176411-carl-t-stibbens
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=39…
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8615418/carl-thomas-stibbens
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8615418
Correspondence with Carl Stibbens' daughter, Linda.
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=sti…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces