Born in Porterville, California, December 28, 1918, Graduated from the Tulare, California High School, June 1936
Attended the Porterville Junior College, 1936-1938
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, January 1939.
Completed five semesters at Davis and transferred to the Berkeley campus, January-June 1941

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enrolled in the Enlisted Reserve Corps 12 June 1942.
Appointed Aviation Cadet, Army of the United States, 12 November 1942.
Nov 1942 to Mar 1943; AAF Classification Center, Santa Ana AAB, California.
Mar to May 1943; AAF Flying Training Detachment, Visalia, California.
May to July 1943; AAF Basic Flying School, Minter Field, Bakersfield, California.
July to Sep 1943; AAF Advanced Flying School, Yuma, Ariz.
Graduated from the AAF Cadet Training Program, ‘Pilot’, 30 September 1943 and honorably discharged.

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AUS-AC; 1 October 1943; accepted appointment and entered active duty same date. ·

Active Service Assignments

Oct to Nov 1943; Co-Pilot, 801st Bomb Sq, 470th Bomb Gp, Mountain Home AAB, Idaho.
Nov 1943 to Apr 1944; Pilot, 765th Bomb Gq, 461st Bomb Gp, Hammer Field, Fresno, Calif. and European Theater of Operations.
In Service 1 year, 10 months and 13 days.

Lieutenant Lindgren was killed in action, 24 April 1944 near Kavaja, Albania.

Decorations and Awards

AIR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous)
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with Two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Rome -Arno and Air Combat Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION.
AVIATION BADGE ‘PILOT’.