World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles R. Wind
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Essex, Connecticut
Honored By
The Wind Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 315TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN EUROPE, INDIA, BURMA AND CENTRAL BURMA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.