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LINDQUIST, Charles Edward - Date of
birth
4 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa -
Hometown
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37656278 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Merseburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 74 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ralph T. Lindquist (father)
Mabel E. (Hallgren) Lindquist (mother)
Doris M. Lindquist (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37766 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dolores
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ynthetic oil plants
MACR: 10318
More information
T/Sgt Charles E. Lindquist attended Burlington High School and was employed at Wells La Mont Smith before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 18 January 1943.Approximately 40 enemy aircraft bounced group at about 1248 to 1258, 17 to 27 minutes after bombs away, in area between above coordinates. They attacked from the tail between 5 and 8 o’clock. They came in waves, but each of them appeared to single out an individual B-17 to attack. The airplane were hit by German fighters and their fire tore off the tail and left wing.
He was presumably killed when plane was attacked by fighters and he also went down with it. Other crew members did not see him bail out from the burning plane.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Nancy Tipton Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.newspaperarchive.com - Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette, www.457thbombgroupassoc.org