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Charles William Ledbetter

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Charles William Ledbetter
Charles W. Ledbetter in Korea, July 1951
Born(1922-04-05)April 5, 1922
DiedJuly 23, 2003(2003-07-23) (aged 81)
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1942–1972
RankMaster sergeant
Unit332d Fighter Group
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen

Charles William Ledbetter (April 5, 1922 – July 23, 2003) was one of the Tuskegee Airmen, retiring from the United States Air Force as a master sergeant after 30 years of active service.

Career[edit]

P-51 aircraft with red markings.[N 1]

He participated in World War II, the Korean War (where he flew night missions in B-26 bombers as an engineer and gunner as part of the 3rd Bomb Wing), and in Vietnam.[2]

Ledbetter was later a journalist for Black Voice News and involved in local politics.[3]

Awards[edit]

Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006[4]

Death[edit]

He is interred at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.[2][5]

References[edit]

  1. Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Charles W Ledbetter". National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Charles W. Ledbetter papers". Online Archive of California. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "Public Law 109–213—APR. 11, 2006 Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen" (PDF). Congress.gov. US Library of Congress. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. "Charles W. Ledbetter". Press-Enterprise.

Notes[edit]

  1. The Tuskegee Airmen became known for flying the P-51 aircraft with red markings that distinguished the Tuskegee Airmen included red bands on the noses of P-51s as well as a red rudder; their P-51B and D Mustangs flew with similar color schemes, with red propeller spinners, yellow wing bands and all-red tail surfaces.[1]

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