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Personal info

Full name
LINGO, Arthur Monroe
Date of birth
17 April 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Texas County, Missouri
Hometown
Kern County, California

Military service

Service number
O-728686
Rank
Captain
Function
Pilot
Unit
362nd Fighter Squadron,
357th Fighter Group
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
Ingelse veer, Ingen-Elst, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Winfield S. Lingo (father)
Bertha M. (Swetnam) Lingo (mother)
Mary M. Lingo (sister)
Mabel E. Lingo (sister)
William A. Lingo (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-12122
Data
Type: P-51B
Destination: Sorau, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 3732

More information

Arthur Lingo attended Appalachian State Teachers College in Taft, California. He enlisted on 6 November 1941 in Los Angeles, California.

2nd Lt James E. Roughgarden states in the Missing Aircrew Report:
"On 11 April 1944 I was flying wingman to Judson Red Flight Leader, Capt Arthur M. Lingo. Around 20 miles northeast of Magdebrug, Germany, at 20,000 Feet, we spotted a lone ME 109 below, dropped tanks, and dived down on it. I lost sight of the enemy plane when my windshield fogged up, but my leader kept following him. Then I saw a FW 190 on my left, about 500 Ft. above. I told Capt Lingo of this, and slid in behind the FW 190, firing a short burst from 150 yards. Then I followed him for four complete turns, trying to pull lead on him, without success. Finally, I broke away. I flew around looking for Capt Lingo and attempted to contact him over R/T, but received no answer. I gave up the search and headed home. Alone."

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Capt Arthur M. Lingo was accounted for on 10 January 2025. Further information will follow (information added February 2025).

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, Footnote, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Michel Beckers, Jim Anderson www.cebudanderson.com, Mireille Goedhart