Ralph E Kibler
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 37114
Capt Ralph Emory Kibler, Jr, Graduated from The Citadel in 1942 where he was a Pre-Med major and member of the elite Summerall Guards silent drill platoon. P-51 pilot with the 370th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group based at East Wretham Airfield near Norfolk, England; shot down on a mission over Reims, France. Recipient of 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 4 Air Medals.
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April 1943-Jan. 1944, transferred to 370th FS, Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Reims in P-51 42-106865.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
11 May 1944 | ||
Born |
Morganton, North Carolina | ||
Buried |
Forest Hills Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 4704 ;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4704, Unit History