What was the highest rank Charles Lindbergh attained?
Charles Lindbergh that his prewar assessments of the Soviet threat were correct. Lindbergh witnessed firsthand the defeat of Germany and the Holocaust, and Berg reported, "he knew the American public no longer gave a hoot about his opinions." In 1954, on the recommendation of President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Lindbergh was commissioned a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[U.S. Air Force Reserve]]. Also in that year, he served on a Congressional advisory panel that recommended the site of the [[United States Air Force Academy]]. In December 1968, he visited the crew of [[Apollo 8]] (the first manned mission to orbit the
Charles Lindbergh Europe]], but he did achieve the first solo [[transatlantic flight]] and the first non-stop flight between North America and the European mainland. Lindbergh was an officer in the [[United States Army Reserve|U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve]], and he received the United States' highest military decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]], for the feat. Lindbergh's achievement spurred interest in both commercial aviation and air mail, and he devoted much time and effort to promoting such activity. But his historic flight and celebrity status also led to tragedy. In March 1932, his infant son, Charles Jr., [[Lindbergh kidnapping|was kidnapped and murdered]] in what