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Personal info

Full name
LINDLEY, George Arthur Jr
Date of birth
23 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33346059
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 64

Immediate family

Members
George A. Lindley (father)
Anna M. (Lentz) Lindley (mother)
Alice M. Reichard (half-sister)
Ada M. Reichard (half-sister)
Ada M. (Lentz) Lindley (wife)
George A. Lindley III (son)

More information

Pfc George A. Lindley Jr. was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 12 June 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1942.

He was reported wounded in action during the African campaign and spent three months in a hospital recovering from five shrapnel wounds on his left side and hand. Later he rejoined his unit in the European theatre.

He was reported wounded in action a second time on 8 August 1944 and, after recovering, returned to his unit.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record/ 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call