Sam Stanley Bibich

Military
media-54835.jpeg UPL 54835 2LT Sam Stanley Bibich
Pilot
340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
MIA/KIA 17 March 1945

Object Number - UPL 54835 - 2LT Sam Stanley Bibich Pilot 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF MIA/KIA 17 March 1945

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Akron, Ohio 18 December 1918

Died

Ligurian Sea 18 March 1945 For the second time in our combat history a plane disappeared out of a formation as the boxes flew through a short stretch of cloud. The missing aircraft was piloted by 2nd Lt. James C. Voelkers, 486th squadron. [Also lost without trace were: Lt. Samuel S. Bibich, Lt. Lawrence J. Schneider, Sgt. Albert M. McKinnon, Sgt. Salvatore P. Gelfo, Sgt. Alfred W. Lundquist] The mission later turned back because of bad weather.

Buried

No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy

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