Nathan F Lindsey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Nathan served as a 1st Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337), 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action", along with eight other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission. Rocco Joseph Maiorca
Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands)
Object Number - UPL 42253 - 1Lt Nathan F Lindsey helemaal rechts op groepsfoto. Nathan served as a 1st Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337), 401st...
Nathan served as a 1st Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337), 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action", along with eight other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729640
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Short Snorter III
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
17 April 1943 | ||
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Born |
Taylor County, Florida | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Bits and Pieces, MACR 16090, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingborn p. 38 by Havelaa
