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Lindeman James Edward

Name:
James Edward Lindeman
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35599891
Unit:
851st Bombardment Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Plot:
Military Section
Row:
Lot 23
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Comments:

James Edward Lindeman was born on January 20, 1924, in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio. He was the son of Earl Theodore Lindeman and Mary Elizabeth Geisinger Lindeman.

James served in the 851st Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B-24J Liberator #44-40464 during World War II. On June 22, 1944, his airplane took off from Airfield Station 138 in Eye, Suffolk, on a tactical bombing mission to Tournan-en-Brie. At Around 8:05 PM, the plane was shot down by flak hitting directly in the wing, causing the airplane to explode. All ten crew members were killed, and their plane crashed in the forest of Elbeuf (behind the station) - the town of St-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf.

B-24J Liberator #44-40464 crew:
1st Lt. Richard W. Fellows, Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert L Ambrose, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George I Gorham, Navigator
2nd Lt. Wiley G Comer, Bombardier
SSgt. Bruce O Boxberger, Left Waist Gunner
SSgt. Dallas G Couchman, Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt. Richard L Lemanski, Flight Engineer
SSgt. James E Lindeman, Radio Operator
SSgt. Edward T Sumrell, Right Waist Gunner
Sgt. Lawrence C Lynn, Tail Gunner

SSgt Lindeman is now buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, USA.