World War II Honoree

Charles Winston Ramey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Mankato, Kansas

Honored By

Donna J. Ramey

Relationship

Daughter-in-law

CHARLES RAMEY ENTERED THE SERVICE AT AGE 25 ON OCTOBER 10, 1942 AS A PRIVATE; SERIAL NUMBER 17100029. HE QUALIFIED FOR THE PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AND LEARNED TO FLY A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING GLIDERS. HE RECEIVED HIS GLIDER PILOT WINGS AT SHEPPARD FIELD IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS IN OCTOBER 1944. HE COMPLETED ADVANCED GLIDER TRAINING AND QUALIFIED TO FLY LARGER AIRPORT GLIDERS. CHARLES SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND IN 1945, WHERE HE WAS WITH THE ARMY TRANSPORT COMMAND ASSIGNED TO THE 96TH SQUADRON OF THE 440TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP IN ORLEANS, FRANCE. HE FLEW C-47 MISSIONS WHILE IN EUROPE. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON AND STAR (BATTLE OF GERMANY). CHARLES WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON NOVEMBER 28, 1945.