World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles 'Ludy' Luke Mullenax
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Honored By
Diane Solursh
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED 1941-1946. SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. FLEW THE HIMALAYAS IN INDIA, BURMA AND CHINA. SHOT DOWN OVER BURMA BUT HE AND HIS NAVIGATOR SURVIVED AND WITH THE HELP OF THE NATIVES RETURNED TO THE BURMA ROAD AND TO THEIR BASE IN NORTHERN INDIA. HE WAS ALSO IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FOR A TIME.