LINDSEY, Darrell Robbins

1919 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	LINDSEY, Darrell Robbins
  Birth	30 Dec 1919	Jefferson, IA
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	11
  Death	9 Aug 1944
  Burial	Jefferson, IA
  	Address: Jefferson Cemetery
  Person ID	I43834	Puffers
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	LINDSEY, Jesse Lyle,   b. 2 Nov 1888, Iorquois, IL d. Sep 1977, Berkley, IA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	PUFFER, Grace Alice,   b. 12 Mar 1888, Lake City, IA d. 1968, Greene, IA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1916	Greene, IA
  Family ID	F9587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Jefferson, Iowa and served as a Captain, flight commander for the 394th Bomb Group's 585th Squadron, U.S. Army Air Corps. On August 9, 1944 he led a formation of 30 B-26s in a mission to destroy the strategic enemy-held L'lsle Adam railroad bridge over the Seine in occupied France. During the approach, his plane's right engine received a direct hit from enemy antiaircraft fire and burst into flames. He remained composed and piloted the plane over the target to complete his mission. He then gave the order for his crew to parachute to safety from the doomed aircraft, while he held the descending plane in a steady glide. Just as the man jumped to safety, the fuel tank exploded. The aircraft sheathed in fire, went into a steep dive and was seen to explode as it crashed. His widow Evelyn accepted his posthumously-awarded Medal of Honor in 1945.