Carl W Lindblad
MilitaryShot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29630 'Piccadilly Commando' Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748533
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: ASN: 0-677301
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Commando
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 3 May 1919 | |
|
Enlisted |
23 September 1942 | in Chicago, Illinois | |
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Other Bailed out |
31 December 1943 | of B-17 42-29630 over Cognac, France | |
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Died |
3 September 1999 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Corrected last name : Lindblad instead of Lindbald
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1985