World War II Honoree

Charles Vincent Wittenauer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hubbard, Ohio

Honored By

Mary Ruth Wittenauer

Relationship

Spouse

ENLISTED IN JULY 1943 IN ARMY AIR CORPS, AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. BASIC TRAINING AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; CLASS OF 43-J AT WOFFORD COLLEGE IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA. FLIGHT RADIO SCHOOL AT SCOTT FIELD, ILLINOIS; GUNNERY SCHOOL IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS, B-24 CREW TRAINING; CASPER, WYOMING. ASSIGNED TO 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH WING, 460TH BOMB GROUP, 763RD BOMB SQUADRON IN SPINAZZOLA, ITALY. COMPLETED 7 MISSIONS OVER NORTH ITALY AND AUSTRIA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE STARS. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ON NOVEMBER 20, 1945.