Tuskegee Airman: Charles William Ledbetter

Charles W. Ledbetter served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. During the Korean War T/SGT Ledbetter was assigned to the 3rd Bomb Wing where he flew 25 night missions in Fifth Air Force B-26 light bombers as an engineer-gunner. He entered the service on October 21, 1942 and served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force until his retirement as a M/SGT on April 30, 1972.