Charles William Ledbetter

Charles William Ledbetter
Born	April 5, 1922(1922-04-05)
Died	July 23, 2003(2003-07-23) (aged 81)
Buried at	Riverside National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
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

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 active service. During his tenure, he participated in World War II, the Korean War (where he flew night missions on B-26 bombers as an engineer and gunner as part of the 3rd Bomb Wing), and in Vietnam.

On June 9, 2007, Ledbetter was posthumously honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.^[1]

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

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Air Force portal

References

1. ^ "3 Local Tuskegee Airmen Receive Belated Congressional Gold Medals," Black Voices News
2. ^ "Charles W. Ledbetter," FindAGrave.com

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Name	Ledbetter, Charles William
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Date of birth	April 5, 1922
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Date of death	July 23, 2003
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