lindbergh was born in detroit, michigan. his parents were swedish immigrants. he grew up in little falls, minnesota. his father, charles august lindbergh, was a lawyer and later a u.s. congressman, who was against the united states entering into world war i. his mother was a teacher. while he was young, he was interested in machines. in 1922 he joined a pilot training program with nebraska aircraft, bought his own airplane, and became a stunt pilot. in 1924, he started training as a pilot with the united states army air corps.