The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Robb Kimbro
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
25 FTR INTCP SQ 51 FRT INTCP GP
Date of Death
December 12, 1950
Second Lieutenant Kimbro was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group. On December 12, 1950, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire over Sinuiju Airfield, North Korea and spun in. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.