Charles R Giauque
MilitaryPrinted caption on reverse: '"Everything O.K. We are cooking with petrol!!!!" That's the message from 1st Lt. Charles R. Gisuque, of 4530 Drexel Blvd., Chicago, to his friends at Hyde Park Neighbourhood Club, 1364, E. 56th Street, where he was a Recreation Leader and to his parents, Lt. Cmdr. & Mrs. C.D. Gisuque of 52, Arleight Road, Great Neck, New York. Aged 24, Lt. Gisuque went to the George Williams College, Chicago.' On reverse: Current Affairs Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection
Corrected spelling of airman's surname from Gisuque to Giauque.
Amended connection from 303rd Bomb Group to 91st Bomb Group as there is a record for Charles R Giauque, from Chicago, serving with that group, and no Giauque listed at www.303rdbg.com
See also: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79667597
Born a U.S. citizen in China where his father was a professor at Shanghai University, Chuck grew up in Athens, OH, Concord, MA and Chicago, IL. He left his studies in sociology at George Williams College in 1941 to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
In 1942-43, he piloted "The Eagle's Wrath" on missions with the 8th Air Force (91st Bomb Group, 323rd Squadron) over Europe and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Always the innovator, he helped devise a means by which the B-17F's bombsight could be swiveled aside to make use of the added firepower that was formerly lacking in the bomber's nose, a shortcoming corrected in the bomber's later version.
He was recalled to active duty for the Korean War and departed the Air Force, post war, a Lt. Colonel. He eschewed valorous acclaim but he, like many of his generation, was willing to pay the ultimate price to defend his country. He was devoted to America and to the values that uplifted her as a guarantor of freedom.
Excerpt from obituary published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 11/1/2011
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Shanghai, China | 3 November 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 15 August 1941 | |
Died |
29 September 2011 |