Reese William Lindsay Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-555305
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20304906
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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Buried |
Final interment Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia | ||
Based |
Bassingbourn | 16 August 1944 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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.
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added "Jr." suffix to name per MACR 8181.
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.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8181