Ronald Robert Lindlow
Military ROLL OF HONOURRonald Lindlow was Navigator on B-24 #42-7484, shot down over Belgium on return from the Frankfurt mission on 29 January 1944. According to crew members reports, it seems Ronald and Bombardier Lester Gentry, last on board, were preparing to bail out when the plane spiraled down and exploded. Two bodies were found in the wreckage and were buried at the Evere-Brussels English Military Cemetery. Only the remains of Ronald Lindlow were identified later and brought back to the USA. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20939620 at enlistment, then O-744050
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34445240
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18086645 at enlistment, then O-678355
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11088221
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34345557
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sally Ann
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oakland, California | 4 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
14 March 1941 | San Francisco, California | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Waterloo, Belgium | 29 January 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #7484, near Waterloo, Belgium |
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Buried |
Evere Cemetery | 1 February 1944 | Evere-Brussels English Military Cemetery |
| Oakland, Alameda County, California | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Ronald Lindlow rests at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2548, 8th Af Losses