Ronald Robert Lindlow

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Ronald 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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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17014751
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19069613 at enlistment, then O-681164
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32428719
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37320524
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675644
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Born

Oakland, California 4 March 1917

Enlisted

14 March 1941 San Francisco, California

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Killed In Action (KIA)

Waterloo, Belgium 29 January 1944 in the crash of B-24 #7484, near Waterloo, Belgium

Buried

Evere Cemetery 1 February 1944 Evere-Brussels English Military Cemetery
Oakland, Alameda County, California

Buried

after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Ronald Lindlow rests at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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MACR 2548
NARA WWII Enlistment records
VA Gravesite Locator

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MACR 2548

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2548, 8th Af Losses