Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
LINDEN, Herbert Marcell "Bill" - Date of
birth
24 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas -
Hometown
Mesa County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18046911 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
586th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
25 miles southeast of Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert Linden (father)
Agnes M. Linden (mother)
Helen Linden (sister)
Eugene Linden (brother)
Charles Linden (brother)
Aileen Linden (sister)
Robert Linden (brother)
Joan Linden (sister)
Lillian J. (Broveak) Linden (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-96150 -
Data
Type: B-26
Destination: Grossaspach, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a supply depot
More information
Herbert M. Linden was a sales clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States on 11 December 1941.
The airplane was hit by flak over the target which caused the right engine to begin smoking. The pilot asked the navigator to set a course for the nearest airstrip which was Trier, Germany and was twenty minutes away.
The airplane lost altitude very rapidly and initially the pilot tried a crash landing which failed.
Four men survived the crash, three men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, De Soto Historical Society