Name:
Oliver Lindberg
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36185914
Unit:
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1984-09-12
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Bruce Crossing Cemetery, Bruce Crossing, Ontonagon County, Michigan
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Pvt Oliver Lindberg, paratrooper of the 507th PIR/82nd AD, took off from Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, UK in order to drop over the Amfreville sector. However, coming over the Cherbourg peninsula, the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire, injuring Pvt Stout, who later died in the crash. The plane lost its formation in the overcast, dipping down to 700 feet to drop the 18 unwounded paratroopers, after which it turned back to England. Lindberg was captured and sent to Stalag 4D in Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia 51-13.