World War II Honoree

Charles Banas

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Scott Banish

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED IN THE 8TH UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE / 1ST BOMBARDMENT DIVISION / 40TH COMBAT BOMBARDMENT WING / 306TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) / 369TH SQUADRON (THE FIGHTIN’ BITIN’ SQUADRON). THIS UNIT WAS STATIONED AT THURLEIGH, BEDFORD COUNTY, ENGLAND AND FROM THIS AIRFIELD; THE 306TH FLEW 341 MISSIONS, 9,606 INDIVIDUAL SORTIES AND DROPPED 19,294 TONS OF HEAVY EXPLOSIVES AND 2,064 TONS OF INCENDIARIES. HE COMPLETED 32 MISSIONS AS PILOT ABOARD THE 'B-17 ZAMRO'.