World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Franklin Freeman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gonzales, Texas
Honored By
The Charles F. Freeman Family
INDUCTED DECEMBER 16, 1941. TRAINED AS B-25 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AT SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS AND INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA FROM JANUARY TO MAY 1942. ASSIGNED TO THE 81ST BOMBER SQUADRON. ACHIEVED RANK OF SERGEANT. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY AIRCRAFT CREW CHIEF B-25. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: EGYPT-LIBYA, TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, SICILY AND INDIA-BURMA. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE. SEPARATED FROM MILITARY DUTY AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS JULY 2, 1945.