Theodore Ralph Lindholm Jr
MilitaryLt Lindholm, the grandson of immigrants from Sweden, was born on 17-Jun-21 and joined the military in Jan-42. His records show he was attached to 454 Squadron, 9th Air Force, in the UK at 9th AAF HQ in Beaulieu, when he was killed in an aircraft crash on 31-Jul-44 when the Airspeed Oxford communication aeroplane he was flying, struck trees near Winchester during bad weather. Died non Battle (DNB)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Oxford
- Unit: 98th Combat Bomb Wing
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 17 June 1921 | Son of Theodore Ralph Sr and Annette Lindholm. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 29 January 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Commissioned |
5 March 1942 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
5 miles W of Winchester, UK | 31 July 1944 | Killed in crash of Airspeed Oxford N6410, 5 miles west of Winchester. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 1 August 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK. |
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Buried |
Montrose Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, IL | Re-Interred Montrose Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |