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From the mid-1950s he was a consultant and director of Pan- American Airways.
Named a brigadier general in the United States Air Force Reserves for his long-term service to the U.S. government. [1954]
A life-long abstainer from tobacco and alcohol.
Was Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1928.
Children, with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Jr. (b. 1931), Jon (b. 1932), Land (b. 1937), Anne (b. 1940), Scott (b. 1942) and Reeve (b. 1945).
Became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo by flying. His plane was named "The Spirit of St. Louis". [1927]
Eldest son Charles Jr. is the famous "Lindbergh baby". He was kidnapped and murdered in 1932. Other deceased family members include daughter Anne Spencer Lindbergh (d. 1993) and wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh (d. 2001).
Related to Swedish actor Thomaz Ransmyr.
Pictured on one of fifteen 32ยข US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 28 May 1998, celebrating the 1920s. Honored for making the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic.
During World War II, Lindberg rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Army Corps and later augmented to the USAF with that same rank. During WWII, Lindbergh specifically requested Pacific Theather assignments only, since he had been a large supporter and admirer of Germany in the 1930s.
His eldest child, 20 month old, Charles Lindbergh, Jr. ("The Eaglet") was kidnapped on the night of March 1, 1932, near Hopewell, New Jersey. His body was found on May 12, 1932 a mere 4 miles from the Lindbergh estate. This became known as the infamous "Crime of the Century". Richard Hauptmann was finally found guilty of the crime and executed.
Pictured on a commerative 50 cent postage label issued by the (now defunct) Independent Postal System of America in 1976.
Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, 4 May 1928 (45 Stat. 490).
In one of many visits to Nazi Germany, in October 1938, Lindbergh received the Service Cross of the German Eagle (Verdienstkreuz der Deutscher Adler). This is the second highest award the Reich could bestow on a foreigner (only Henry Ford one-upped him).
Toured the country on his motorcycle |