Sgt
John
A
"Big John"
Karibo
Born in Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Martin Karibo
and Eleanor Marie (Smith) Karibo
Brother of
Marcellynne (Karibo) Harrod
Husband of
Tanya (Baum) Wagner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 25
in At Sea, Pacific Ocean between Guam and Philippines
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2021
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* Stanley was on an airplane with ninety-two other American *
* military personnel on the way to a secret mission in Vietnam *
* when Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was lost in the Pacific Ocean *
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Biography
Space:Army Names Plane Victims
- Sgt. John A. Karibo, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Karibo, 414 Ontario St., Bellefontaine, Ohio. Anderson Herald
John was born in 1938 to parents John Martin Karibo (1907-1983) and Eleanor Marie Smith (1914-1996) in 1936 in Ohia.[1]
John, age 3, lived with his parents in Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, in 1940. His father was an electrician for a steam railroad.[2]
- John Kerbo, 32 Head, Illinois
- Elenora Kerbo, 25 Wife, Ohio
- John A Kerbo 3 Son, Ohio
John attended Bellefontaine High School, where he was known as "Big John". The Student Council photo shows him—the tallest boy—in the 3rd row. He was on the track and basketball teams.[3]
John and Tanya Kay Baum married young, as Tanya married 2nd when she was 23.
Tanya was the widow of John A. Karibo when she married Daniel Joseph Wagner on 6 October 1962.[4]
Big John, a 6-year veteran, was among the 93 soldiers who perished when Flying Tiger flight 739 disappeared into the Pacific Ocean on 15 March 1962.Anderson Herald
- Ohioans Among Missing
- Karibo, a Bellefontaine High School football star, had decided to make a career in the Army. He entered service shortly after graduation seven years ago.
- He had been stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., following completion of a tour of duty in Germany, before being sent to South Viet Nam.
- His wife, Tanya and daughter, Kimberly, live with her parents at Bellefontaine. Karibo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Karibo, also live there.
Sources
- ↑ Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03100; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 46-6. 1940 U.S. census, Ohio
- ↑ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Bellefontaine High School; Year: 1953
- ↑ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Marriage Record
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/227134825/john-karibo : accessed 25 May 2021), memorial page for SGT John Karibo (unknown–16 Mar 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #227134825, citing Tiger Flight 739 Memorial, Columbia Falls, Washington County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Kerry (contributor 48011981).
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