Frank William Klibbe

Military
Lieutenant F W Klibbe of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. media-401469.jpg FRE 2723 Lieutenant Frank W Klibbe of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Roger Freeman Collection

Associated Frank Klibbe

Object Number - FRE 2723 - Lieutenant Frank W Klibbe of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt.

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. On 27-Jan-44, while on a test flight, P-47D 42-75694 crashed due to engine failure. RTD. ETD





Awards: LOM, DFC (2OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 507th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 463rd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2045114, T-223051
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his P-47 named "Little Chief". 'G. J. Letzter' stamped on reverse of print.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Chief - Anderson Indian
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe and two ground crew of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Chief
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marion, IN 46176, USA 30 May 1920 Son of Edward William and Pearl May [Toney] Klibbe.

Enlisted

Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN 28 October 1941 Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana

Other

1st Aerial Victory

26 November 1943 1 x Me109

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2nd Aerial Victory

30 January 1944 1 x Me109

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3rd Aerial Victory

21 February 1944 1 x Me109

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4th Aerial Victory

8 March 1944 1 X Me109

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5th Aerial Victory

15 March 1944 1 x Fw190 achieves Ace Status

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6th and 7th Aerial Victories

8 May 1944 1 x Fw190 1 x Me109

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Discharged USAAF

31 March 1972 Honourable discharge.

Died

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Lake County, FL, USA 26 April 2008 Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: Sec 604, Site 921

Buried

Promoted

Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, FL 9 May 2008 Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: Sec 604, Site 921
Anderson, IN, USA

Based

Boxted Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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F. W. Klibbe (Klib) was married to my aunt, Elizabeth Henning Langston Klibbe.

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"Zemke's Wolfpack" - Nigel Julian & Peter Randall
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Klibbe&GSfn=Frank…;

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, 8th AF Losses / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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