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Seloned Chsrles Augustus Lindbergh q United Stotes air Service Reserves in F edvenceé to Captain and Colonel of the sir Corps Reserves.” ecker, 1925, he wee mete a First Lieutenant in the Miesourl Bationsl . bere en2 wee later edvancsed to the ratk of Colonel. During the year of - 1825, he tock part in darnstorming trips ané in 1926 waa employed by the ‘ _ United Btetes Governnent as an eir neil pilot between Chicago ané St. Louls. Es obtained his plore "The Spirit of St, Louls® in Sen Diego, California, ‘end on Mey 10, 1927, flew it from Gan Diego to Curtiss Field, Long Jelant,— | Bow York, in record tine. On May 20, 1927, he lett Kew York on bis trane-_ Atlantic flight from Roosevelt Fiele end landed at Paris, Frenco, the fol-: - Bmabed S$ atinne of © EAN alles fn Et] bneewn - timated Sistancs of 5,600 alles ta 257 ours. Fal Kuropear countries, he arrived fin the United States and race an air tour to saventy-five cities under the auspices of the Daniel Gncvenheim Foundation for the Promotion of Asronautics. ’ He later flev on a good will tovr to South end Central America end later with hie wife, Anne Spencer Korrow, flew around the worlé on a good will 7 mission, In duly of 1936, Lindbergh and his family left the United Stetes | end llyed in Ingland and later on Iiliec Island, Fenvenan, France. During -~ this stay in Europe, they visited wost of the cities of Furopes In 1939, ~ they raturned te the United States 6, Honorary Aver dcong the nunerous avards receives by Lintbergh are the following? * Congreecionsi Redal of Fonor (Urited States) ” . : - Distinguiahed Flying Cross . wo ‘ - Tistingoished Service Cross oo - - - Woodrey Wilson Me2a} ~ - - Langley Medal (Snitheonien Inetitute) - Crose of Honor (United States Flag isvoctation) Kedal of Valor (Kew York State) He vas elso decorated ty the Chevalier Legion of Honor (French); “and received the Hoyel Air Croes (British) and the Order of Leopold (Belgian) and was also decorated by the Gerecn Government, (Who's Who — 1940-41; Life 4-3-59) . _ 6. Finencint Stetus : Upon hie return from Paris in 1927, he wrote ®We® which went through fifty-four printings. Following his round-the-world flight with _ he collaborated with her in vriting the book "North to the Orient * She is also the author of. *: Fiisten, the Winds, Printed in 1936, --