Ivon Francis Klohe
Military
Object Number - FRE 4939 - Captain Ivan Klohe of the 385th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30096) after a mission. Passed for publication 28 Sep...
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF, flew 9 x combat missions on B-17's. Transferred to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF to complete tour on B-24's.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with

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

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill be Back
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Mizpah
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mission Belle
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yank
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Queen
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Airfield

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monterey, CA | 16 November 1921 | Son of John Klohe. |
Enlisted |
Moffet Field, CA | 23 January 1942 | Moffet Field, California |
Other Commission |
27 August 1942 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
30 November 1968 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Loveland, CO | 11 March 2005 | |
Other Promotion |
Promoted to Captain. | ||
Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.458bg.com/k-personnel
https://www.385thbga.com/records/database/
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/California/Ivan-Klohe_2lswbc
https://www.fold3.com/image/668098903 - 458BG Unit History
https://www.fold3.com/image/668100038 - 458BG Unit History
https://www.fold3.com/record/75092545/ivon-f-klohe-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84944566/ivon-f-klohe-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/620387461/ivon-klohe-1921-veterans-affairs…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.458bg.com/754thcombatcrews.htm