Delmar E Lindner
MilitaryAssigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Godiva
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Butler County, OH, USA | 8 April 1922 | Son of Louis Frederick and Nellie Clara [Mehl] Lindner. |
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 10 October 1942 | |
Other Survived crash landing |
Ermington, Ivybridge PL21, UK | 26 August 1944 | Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD). |
Died |
Franklin County, OH, USA | 16 February 2013 | |
Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
1000 Greenlawn Ave, Columbus, OH 43223, USA | Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, OH |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html