Roy E. Lindquist

Roy Ernest Lindquist
Born	February 18, 1907 West Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died	November 19, 1986 (aged 79) St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1924—1960
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-18125
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Cold War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit (2)

Major General Roy Ernest Lindquist (February 18, 1907 — November 19, 1986) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer. He saw service during World War II and is most noted for his leadership of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) during the campaign in Western Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.

Roy was born on February 18, 1907 in West Newton, Massachusetts as a first of the three sons to Ernst and Anna Lindquist. He attended Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine. He also enlisted in the Maine Army National Guard in January 1924 in order to support his effort to be appointed to United States Military Academy.

Young Lindquist was finally appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point, New York as a Cadet on July 1, 1926. He graduated in June 11, 1930 and was also commissioned a Second lieutenant in Infantry on that date. Subsequently he was assigned to Fort Williams, Maine. He also married his fiancee Alice in December of the same year.

He spent the next decade on the various infantry assignments in the United States, and also attended the Company Officers's Course at Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1934. He was promoted to the rank of First lieutenant on August 1, 1935. By October 1939, Lindquist served with 29th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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