Eugene R. Lindholm
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Photo: Eugene Lindholm in uniform at the U.S. Naval Air Station Panama.
Eugene R. Lindholm served in World War II as a part of the Panama Canal Defense System.
He served in the U.S. Navy from July 18, 1943, until August 17, 1946. He attended boot camp at Farragut, Idaho. He was trained at radio school in Memphis, Tennessee, and at operational school in Banana River and Key West, both in Florida.
He was then assigned to an anti-submarine patrol squadron stationed at Colón, Panama.
Mr. Lindholm was sent to Hutchinson Naval Air Station, Kansas, to train for the anticipated invasion of Japan. He was still in Kansas when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.
His rank was Aviation Radioman 3rd Class.
Mr. Lindholm was born in 1925 to Enoch and Mary Lindholm in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall History Form; veteran’s account (see below)
“I graduated from high school in May 1943. I joined the Navy in July 1943. Boot camp was at Farragut, Idaho, radio school at Memphis, Tennessee. Operational school at Banana River Islands and Key West Islands. I joined a anti-sub patrol squadron at Colón, Panama. Can’t recall the name of the squadron. I was sent to Hutchinson, Kansas, to train for the invasion of Japan. I was in Kansas when the atomic bombs were dropped.”
