World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles R. Pitzer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bluefield, West Virginia
Honored By
Charles R. Pitzer
ENLISTED ON OCTOBER 23, 1942; SWORN IN AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. SENT TO SMYRNA, TENNESSEE AIR FORCE BASE FOR BASIC TRAINING, THEN SENT TO BANGOR, MAINE FOR RECLASSIFICATION. REASSIGNED TO RENO, NEVADA AIR FORCE BASE FOR FLIGHT RADIO TRAINING. SENT TO THE 1304TH ARMY AIR FORCES BASE UNIT AT BARRACKPORE IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, AS A FLIGHT RADIO OPERATOR. FLEW SUPPLIES OVER THE HUMP INTO NATIONALIST CHINA UNTIL THE WAR WAS WON; FLEW OVER 500 HOURS. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 3, 1945. RECEIVED 2 BRONZE STARS AND AIR MEDAL.