U.S. Army CPL Earl E. Kibbey, 18, was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 4, 2025.
Kibbey entered the Army from Ohio and served in I Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On the night of Dec. 3, 1950, his unit defended a sector of the Hagaru-ri perimeter at the base of East Hill during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. Overwhelmed by Chinese Communist Forces, many men of the regiment were killed, captured, or went missing in the fighting withdrawal. Kibbey was reported missing in action that day and was never reported as a prisoner of war. In 1954, the opposing nations reached an agreement to exchange war dead known as Operation Glory. Those remains that could not be identified with the tools available at the time were interred as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. On May 16, 2022, DPAA personnel exhumed one set of remains, reportedly recovered near the Chosin Reservoir for further study. The laboratory analysis and the totality of the circumstantial evidence available established that the remains were those of Kibbey.
He is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
November 18, 2025 — 10:30 AM
3222 Terminal Drive
Hebron, Kentucky 41046
Ride Captain:
TBD
May not be able to do the Escort
Instructions:
PGR would stage at the AirPort and help escort to the Funeral Home
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.
November 19, 2025 — 1:30 PM
97 West Locust St
Wilmington, OH 45177
Ride Captain:
Don Moore
[email protected]
Instructions:
The PGR will stage at the Funeral Home at 1:30pm and the RC will do a briefing for the Flag Line. Visitation is from 2:00pm to 6:00pm and that will end stage 2 of the mission.
Flags will not be provided.
Large Bike Flags will not be needed.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.
November 20, 2025 — 10:30 AM
97 West Locust St
Wilmington, OH 45177
Ride Captain:
Gary Aughinbaugh
[email protected]
Instructions:
PGR will stage at the Funeral Home at 10:30am and the RC will have a briefing for the Flag Line and Final Salute. The service starts at 11:00am and following the service CPL Kibbey will be escorted to the Clinton County Memory Gardens Cemetery (1628 Center Rd Wilmington Oh) for burial.
Flags will not be provided.
If you have large bike flags, please bring them.
Water will not be provided, please bring your own.
Submitted by: Don Moore
Ohio Ride Captain
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