Charles F. "Chuck" Bahde
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army Air Force |
Rank | Corporal |
Wall | B |
Wall Side | 2 |
Row | 3 |
Plaque Number | 1 |
Corporal "Chuck" Bahde served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He participated in the Iwo Jima landing. As a P-51 armorer, he put his life on the line saving B-29 crash members. He was awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal. He served as a member of a B-17 flight crew and an Air Sea Rescue Squadron out of the Philippines.