Puffer Genealogy
LINDSEY, Jesse Lyle
1888 - 1977 (88 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. LINDSEY, Jesse Lyle was born on 2 Nov 1888 in Iorquois, IL; died in Sep 1977 in Berkley, IA; was buried in Jefferson, IA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Jesse married PUFFER, Grace Alice on 21 Jun 1916 in Greene, IA. Grace (daughter of PUFFER, Frank Sumner and WOOD, Cora N. Herrick) was born on 12 Mar 1888 in Lake City, IA; died in 1968 in Greene, IA; was buried in Jefferson, IO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. LINDSEY, Lyle Frank
was born on 4 Oct 1917 in IA; died on 24 Mar 1992 in Denver, CO; was buried in Denver, CO. - 3. LINDSEY, Darrell Robbins was born on 30 Dec 1919 in Jefferson, IA; died on 9 Aug 1944; was buried in Jefferson, IA.
Generation: 2
2. LINDSEY, Lyle Frank (1.Jesse1) was born on 4 Oct 1917 in IA; died on 24 Mar 1992 in Denver, CO; was buried in Denver, CO. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
3. 
LINDSEY, Darrell Robbins (1.Jesse1) was born on 30 Dec 1919 in Jefferson, IA; died on 9 Aug 1944; was buried in Jefferson, IA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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.