Charles Raymond Sibert

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media-37285.png UPL 37285 Julie and Charles Sibert in the Veteran's Day parade in Benton, Missouri, 11 November 2017.

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Object Number - UPL 37285 - Julie and Charles Sibert in the Veteran's Day parade in Benton, Missouri, 11 November 2017.

Charles Sibert was Tail Gunner on his first mission to Bremen, Germany on 8 October 1943. He was on board B-17 42-3453 on his second mission when it was downed by enemy fighters on return from the 14 October 1943 raid to Schweinfurt, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW). Re-enlisted in the Air Corps after his return to the US after captivity. Retired from the USAF in 1964 as a Chief Master Sergeant. Went to work in the Postal Service in Clairemont and Grandview until his retirement in 1981. Married Julie on 9 July 1945. Member of Air Force Sergeants Association Division 3 (http://www.afsadiv3.org). See Charlie Sibert's interview for the Library of Congress at http://www.memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.09610/…

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Gregory Clement Drobinko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32421887
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Marshall Simpson Hamer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35662827
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward Owen Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16067300 at enlistment, then O-676959
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Kenneth Leonard Karlson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37306589
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Jerry Vance LeFors

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18086878 at enlistment, then O-683032
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-3453

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA 7 November 1923 on a farm near Warrensburg Township, Johnson County, Missouri, the son of Lewis Raymond Sibert (1901-1955) and Ethel Fickas Sibert (1903-1932)

Enlisted

3 November 1942 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Other

captured

14 October 1943 after bailing out of 42-3453 over Schweinfurt, Germany

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

14 October 1943 Interned at Stalag XVIIB near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records: "Returned to Military Control 2 July 1945."

Other

Re-enlisted

27 June 1945 as a S/Sgt in the Air Corps, at Sedalia AAB, Warrensburg, Missouri
Warrensburg Township, Johnson County, Missouri

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Added link to Library of Congress interview on the Biography page

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 831
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
US CENSUS 1930
Charles Sibert’s interview (Library of Congress) : http://www.memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.09610/…
Photo from http://www.afsadiv3.org/application/files/9015/2461/3380/2017_Winter.pdf

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=114244

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 831

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons pg 61 & 76; MACR 831

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