Ralph E Kibler

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media-37114.jpeg 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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Object Number - 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...

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

Aircraft

42-106865

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

11 May 1944

Born

Morganton, North Carolina

Buried

Forest Hills Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 4704 ;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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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 4704, Unit History

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