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Lindberg, Walter Bert

Date of death:
February 22nd, 1945 (Tours, France)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

He was a Glider Pilot who flew missions on D-Day, in Southern France, Holland, and Battle of the Bulge, but died in a training accident in Tours, France on February 22, 1945, while practising for the last glider mission to cross the Rhine River into Germany.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1944

With one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal (AM)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Alana Lindberg-Jolley
  • - Alana Lindberg-Jolley

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