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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles E. Yeager

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

West Virginia

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CAPTAIN. SERVED WITH 357TH FIGHTER SQUADRON AS FIGHTER PILOT. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. SHOT DOWN ON MARCH 5, 1944 AND ESCAPED CAPTURE. FIGHTER PILOT ACE, 12.5 VICTORIES, 64 MISSIONS. FLEW P-51B, P-51C AND P-51D. LATER WAS A TEST PILOT FOR THE P-80A.