World War II Honoree

Charles L. Waugh

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Margaret Harper Hamilton

Relationship

Widow

CAPTAIN, SERVED AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO CHINA AS PART OF A COMPOSITE CHINESE-AMERICAN WING OF THE 14TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE, 1ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP. HE DIED JANUARY 26, 1944 NEAR HENGYANG, CHINA, WHEN THE B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER HE WAS FLYING IN AS AN OBSERVER WAS RETURNING FROM A MISSION IN WHICH HIS WING SANK 12 ARMED JAPANESE SHIPS ON COASTAL SWEEPS. HIS BOMBER HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY ENEMY FIRE AND IN BAD WEATHER OVER ROUGH, POORLY MAPPED TERRAIN, CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN FREE CHINA. HE WAS BURIED IN AN AMERICAN CEMETERY IN CHINA.