Buried at A.B.M.C. Ardennes
  Wall of the Missing   

Born: December 30, 1919 at Jefferson, IA

Entered Service in the US Army Air Corps from Storm Lake, IA

Earned The Medal of Honor During World War II For heroism August 09, 1944 at L'Isle Adam RR Bridge, Seine River, France

Captain Lindsey was leading thirty B-26 (Martin) bombers on a vital mission over Pontoise, France on August 9, 1944 to destroy a strategic, enemy-held railroad bridge over the Seine River. During the bomb run his aircraft was hit and the right engine burst into flames. Knowing the gas tanks might explode, Captain Lindsey maintained his course to complete his bomb run. He then ordered his crew to bail out, while struggling to maintain control of his rapidly falling aircraft to facilitate the evacuation of his crew. The last crewman to leave the crippled B-26 was the bombardier, who offered to lower the wheels in order to permit Captain Lindsey to bail out through the nose hatch. Realizing such action might jeopardize the bombardier's own chance of escape by throwing the airplane into a spin, Lindsey refused and ordered the bombardier to jump to safety. Immediately after the last crewman jumped from the plane, it broke into flames, then exploded in mid-air killing Captain Lindsey.