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LINDBERG, Evert - Date of
birth
25 October 1908 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Sweden -
Hometown
Washington County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39314351 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
English Channel near the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 6 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Emma Lindberg (mother)
Axel Lindberg (brother)
Carl Lindberg (brother)
Bobbie G. Lindberg (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29797 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Old Ironsides
Destination: Hüls, Germany
Mission: Bombing Chemical Plant
More information
S/Sgt Evert Lindberg enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 7 August 1942.He was a former Broadway taxicab driver.
The airplane was heavily damaged by flak, and received heavy and constant attacks from enemy aircraft, finally forcing it down into the Channel. The crew was in the water for about 30 minutes when it was picked up by the Air-Sea rescue. All crew members were safe, except for minor injuries with the exception of S/Sgt. E. Lindberg, who was drowned. He later washed up near Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Lynne Hasselman, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet