Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, Sr. ( 1902-1974)

Charles Augustus Lindbergh Sr. was a military officer and aviator. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1924. He became a second lieutenant in 1925. On March 20th and 21st, Lindbergh became the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on his craft Spirt of St. Louis. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Medal of Honor. In 1927 he was promoted to Colonel in the Air Corps Reserve. Herbert Hoover appointed him to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1929. When World War II started Lindbergh took a non-interventionist stance. He resigned from the Air Corps in April 1941. After the U.S. joined the war he provided support for the military as a civilian but did not join active combat. There are some unofficial reports that he did shoot down a Japanese aircraft though. In 1954 he was promoted to Brigadier General. He was also an environmental activist.

He married Anne Morrow Lindbergh on May 27th, 1929. They lived in Englewood for a time before moving to Hopewell, New Jersey. He had three children, Charles Lindbergh Jr., John Morrow, and Anne Spencer. Charles Lindbergh Jr. was just under two years old when he was kidnapped and murdered.

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1902-02-04

Detroit, Michigan, USA

1974-08-26

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