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KIBLER, Alvin M - Date of
birth
3 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-712410 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ingelmunster, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael J. Kibler (father)
Rose Kibler (mother)
Raymond S. Kibler (brother)
Norbert G. Kibler (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99949 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Naughty Nan
Destination: Koblenz, Germany
MACR: 9662
More information
The airplane was lost in a mid-air collision on a mission to Koblenz, Germany. Another B-24, flying erratically in cloudy conditions, dropped down into his aircraft and sending it into a spin and tearing the tail section off the other aircraft. Both planes crashed near Ingelmunster, Belgium.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Kibler Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Kibler Family Tree, Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class Book 4-08, Ellington Field, Texas