Charles A. Lindbergh-Kipahulu, HI
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Don.Morfe
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for flying the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris, France on May 20-21, 1927. He is buried in Palapala Hoomau Congregational Church Cemetery in Kipahulu, Maui County, HI.
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Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2017
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He was born on February 4, 1902 in Detroit MI and died on August 26, 1974 in Kipaulu, HI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: LINDBERGH, CHARLES A.
• Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve
• Place and date: From New York City to Paris, France, 20-21 May 1927
• Entered service at: Little Falls, Minn
• G.O. No.: 5, W.D., 1928; act of Congress 14 December 1927
Citation: For displaying heroic courage and skill as a navigator, at the risk of his life, by his nonstop flight in his airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from New York City to Paris, France, 20-21 May 1927, by which Capt. Lindbergh not only achieved the greatest individual triumph of any American citizen but demonstrated that travel across the ocean by aircraft was possible.
Armed Service: Army
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