Charles William Ledbetter

Charles William Ledbetter
Master sergeant; Charles William Ledbetter
	Charles W. Ledbetter in Korea, July 1951
Born	April 5, 1922
Died	July 23, 2003 (aged 81)
Buried	Riverside National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1942–1972
Rank	Master sergeant
Unit	332d Fighter Group
Battles/wars	World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War
Awards	Congressional 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

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

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

Death

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

References

↑ Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Charles W Ledbetter". National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
↑ "Charles W. Ledbetter papers". Online Archive of California. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "Charles W. Ledbetter". Press-Enterprise.

Notes

↑ 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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[Rice-1] Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.

[NCA-3] 2.0 ^2.1 "Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Charles W Ledbetter". National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[UniCalArchive-4] "Charles W. Ledbetter papers". Online Archive of California. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[5] "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.

[6] "Charles W. Ledbetter". Press-Enterprise.

[2] 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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