World War II Honoree

Charles Oliver Cramer, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Akron, Ohio

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 305TH BOMB GROUP IN SALT LAKE CITY AND TRAINED IN B-24 AND B-17 AIRCRAFT. AFTER RECEIVING HIS WINGS (PRESENTED BY MOVIE STAR ROSALIND RUSSELL) AND WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, HE WAS DISPATCHED TO CHELVESTON, ENGLAND WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 305TH BOMB GROUP AS A PILOT OF A B-17. AS A GROUP COMMANDER, HE LED 25 MISSIONS OVER EUROPE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.S. WHERE HE FINISHED OUT THE WAR AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.