Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1920 - 1940 - U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
Details
- Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1920 - 1940
- Military Service Branch: U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 20 - 21, 1927
- Medal of Honor Action Place: from New York City, NY, to Paris, France, Atlantic Ocean, USA to France
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 21, 1928
On the White House lawn by President Calvin Coolidge at Washington, DC - Born: February 4, 1902, Detroit, Wayne County, MI, United States
- Died: August 25, 1974, Maui, HI, United States
- Buried: Kipahulu Church Cemetery , Maui, HI, United States