Charles Ready Jr
Military
SSGT Robert Franklin Shaffer (Crew Chief)
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
365FG FB Page
Object Number - UPL 46762 - Captain Charles Ready, Jr (Pilot) SSGT Robert Franklin Shaffer (Crew Chief) 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Beaulieu
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sentinel, Oklahoma | 23 September 1920 | |
| Sentinel, Oklahoma | 16 February 1942 | ||
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 16 March 1942 | |
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Died |
Rockledge, Florida | 10 June 2003 | Colonel Charles Ready Jr.,United States Air Force, retired, passed away Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 at the Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. He Resided at Indian river Colony Club, in Melbourne Florida and was a summer resident of Cashiers, North Carolina. Charles was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Charles and Virgie Ready, who preceded him in death. He was a highly decorated fighter pilot who served in World War II as a member of the 388th Fighter Bomber Squadron known as the "Hell Hawks' and also flew fighter planes in the Korean War. Chuck was a weather detachment commander at Hahn Air Base, worked on the Air Weather Service staff at Scott Air Force Base, and was the weather detachment commander at Lajes Air Base before retiring in 1971. He was a member of the AWA, MOAA and was a Daedalian. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, JoAnna Ready, three daughters and four grandchildren, and two sisters. Funeral services were held in Florida on 14 June. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetary on 21 July 2003 with full Military Honors. |
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Buried |
21 July 2003 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map Plot Sec: 68, Site: 4916 |