Sergie Klimkow

Military

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5077 'Delta Rebel No. 2', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 261.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Wallace Thomson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-410842
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-T, serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel No II" at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: ’Reviewed and Passed U.S Army 24 Mar 1943 Press Censor No 21 E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]. 'Passed for publication 24 MAR 1943 INTLD 32 Central Section Press Censorship Bureau' [stamp on appendage]. 'Associated Press' [stamp]. '254760' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORTRESSES DAY RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN The German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attac

42-5077

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Delta Rebel No. 2
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Burnham, Cook County, IL 7 June 1917 Son of John Andrewieviech and Pauline Klimkow. Brother to Sam.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 18 November 1941

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 12 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa.

Other

Shot down

Wesel, Germany 12 August 1943 Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5077 'Delta Rebel No. 2'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 261.

Other

Discharged USAAF

21 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Chicago, IL 24 January 1996
Chicago, IL, USA

Based

Bassingbourn 12 August 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/654828703
https://www.fold3.com/image/654828701
https://www.fold3.com/record/40942939-sergie-klimkow
https://www.fold3.com/record/528396937-sergie-klimkow-1917
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Illinois/Sergei-Klimkow_537t84

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Robert W. Thompson.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/page/89639706_sergie_klimkow/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/528396937_sergie_klimkow%20%20(1917)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/29419251
https://www.fold3.com/image/95682202/?terms=Klimkow

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database