Lindquist, Roy E. (Roy Ernest), 1907-1986

Roy Ernest Lindquist (b. Feb. 18, 1907, Newton, Mass.-d. Nov. 1986, Fla.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1930. One of his early assignments was with the 35th Infantry Regiment in Hawaii. During World War II, he served as commanding officer, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe from 1942 to 1946. In the late 1940s and 1950s, he served with the U.S. Army Group in Athens, Greece; as chief of the Army section, Joint U.S. Military Aid Group in Greece; commanding general, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, Far Eastern Command; commanding general, 3rd Infantry Division in Europe; and on the staff of the U.S. Military Assistance Advance Group in Iran.

From the description of Lindquist, Roy E. (Roy Ernest), 1907-1986 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596975

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