Born in New York City, June 2, 1914
Attended Locust Valley Friends Academy, Long Island, New York, 1 year
Attended Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1 year
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1938 Graduated Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, June 1940
Enrolled, Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley, 1940-42
Withdrew April 1944 on account of pending induction
Military Service
MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training
Inducted Army of the United States, 14 June 1944; entered on active duty same date as Private
From Jun to Jun 44; Hq Service Command Unit, Presidio of Monterey, California.
Jun to Aug 1944; Company B, 172d Battalion, Camp Hood, Texas.
Aug to Oct 1944; Company C, 173d Bn, Camp Hood, Texas.
Oct 1944; Company C, 171st Bn Camp Hood, Texas.
Oct to Nov 1944; Army Ground Forces, Replacement Depot, #1, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Nov to Dec 1944; Ground Forces Replacement Service, 11th Replacement Depot.
Dec 1944 to Apr 1945; Company E, Ranger Battalion, APO 655.
Promoted to Private First Class, 15 March 1945.
In Service 10 months and 7 days.
Private First Class Lindheim was mortally wounded in action on 20 April 1945 and died the same date in Germany.
Decorations and Awards
BRONZE STAR MEDAL.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous)
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with three Bronze Service Stars for the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.
EXPERT BADGE with Tank Weapon Bar.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE WITH Rifle Bar.