World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Hall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brazil, Indiana
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
GRADUATED FROM FLIGHT TRAINING AT TUSKEGEE ARMY AIRFIELD, ALABAMA AND WAS AWARDED PILOT WINGS. BECAME PART OF A GROUP KNOWN AS THE 'TUSKEGEE AIRMEN'. SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT WITH THE 99TH FIGHTER SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. JOINED HIS UNIT AS A REPLACEMENT PILOT, AND ON HIS 8TH MISSION DOWNED A GERMAN FOCKE-WULF 190 FIGHTER AND DAMAGED A MESSERSCHMITT OVER SICILY. HIS CONFIRMED KILL WAS THE FIRST RECORDED FOR THE 99TH SQUADRON. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN SICILY AND ITALY AND OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE.