World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Eugene Mitchell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Afton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Vivian L. Mitchell
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND LEFT WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17, FLEW 50 MISSIONS. WAS A MEMBER OF THE 429TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 15TH AIR FORCE, STATIONED IN FOGGIA, ITALY. FIRST SHUTTLE BOMBING MISSION OVER RUSSIA.