Oscar Alfred Lindberg Jr

Military

Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-24 41-28745; shot down 8-May-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4590





Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735812
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Bold Sea Rover
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo Lake, MN 5 April 1920 Son of Oscar Alfred Sr and Evelyn V Lindberg.

Other

Discharged USAAF

28 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Minneapolis, MN 22 January 1999

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 25 January 1999 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 8 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Based

Old Buckenham 8 May 1944 Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.