Reese William Lindsay Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17 43-38000 while serving as Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by fighters and bomb load detonated causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air. Aircraft remains fell near Lehna, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8181



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lee Green Bratcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18064043 / O-671266
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John Vernon Buxton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14057695
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John Cleveland Crabb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38404787
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Cleo Homer Gates

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37525622
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lewis C Morgan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37012962
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

43-38000

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, OH 1 July 1921 Son of Reese William and Annie Sue Lindsay.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lehna, 37308 Schimberg, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, set on fire, bomb load detonated, aircraft disintegrated in mid-air and crashed near Lehna, Germany.

Buried

Schimberg, Germany 17 August 1944 Originally buried by the Germans.

Enlisted

Buried

Final interment Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Based

Bassingbourn 16 August 1944 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310763002
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73145920/reese-william-lindsay

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added "Jr." suffix to name per MACR 8181.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added SN, KIA event, crew position in biography and BS connection per MACR 8181. Added KIA and Burial event and details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to BS, Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data. Converted date in biography to military-style signification.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8181