Peter Meder

Military
media-43392.jpeg UPL 43392 1st Lt Frank W. Klibbe in the cockpit of P-47D 42-76179 'Little Chief'

Picture via Indiana Historical Society.

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Object Number - UPL 43392 - 1st Lt Frank W. Klibbe in the cockpit of P-47D 42-76179 'Little Chief' Picture via Indiana Historical Society.

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Crew chief for Frank W. Klibbe and P-47D 42-76179 'Little Chief'.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Lieutenant F W Klibbe of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt.

Frank William Klibbe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15082274 / T-000977 / O-2045005
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe and two ground crew of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

42-76179

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Chief
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Flint, MI 19 February 1917 Son of Conrad and Charlott Meder.

Enlisted

Camp Grant, IL 12 August 1941 Camp Grant, Illinois

Died

Akron, MI 10 April 2003

Based

Boxted Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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