Charles E Hale, Jr.

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Charles Ellsworth Hale, Jr. – Bio

1939 - Born – February 13, 1939 - Charlotte, NC

1957 - Graduated from Central High School Charlotte

1963 – Married Patricia Anne Carter Son Charles Richard born April 1965

Son Curtis Michael born March 1967

Daughter-in-law Bridgette Rose (Johnson) Hale

Grandson Noah Michael Carter Hale

Military Career: 1957 – 1987

Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons: Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters (3), Air Medal with two silver Oak Leaf Clusters (11), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air force Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal With One Bronze Service Star, Army Good Conduct Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal with Bronze Numeral 1, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with one Silver and one Bronze Oak Leaf Custer (7), National Defense Service Medal, Air force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with One Device, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Device, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

1957 - Enlisted in USAF

Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX

Attended the West Point Preparatory School at Ft. Belvoir, VA.

1958 - Entered US Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Co.

1962 - Graduated as a 2nd Lt with a Bachelor of Science degree

1962 - 63 Pilot training, Moody AFB, Valdosta, Ga

1963 -1970 Strategic Air Command B52 pilot at McCoy AFB ,

Orlando Fla.

1964 -1970 Temporary assignments to Guam; U-tapao, Thailand, and Okinawa, Japan, flying

B 52’s on combat missions (225 combat missions) over Vietnam during the conflict. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 11 Air Medals.

1970 -1974 Assigned to Offutt AFB (Headquarters – Strategic Air Command)

Omaha, NE. as an Air Operations Planning Officer.

1974 -1976 Assigned to Andersen AFB, Guam at the Headquarters 3rd Air Division, SAC, as Air Division

Single Tanker Manager.

1976 -1978 Assigned to the Joint US Military Assistance Group, Manila, Philippines, as an Air

Logistics Officer.

1978 -1983 Assigned to Loring Air Force Base at Caribou, Maine. Held 7 positions in 5 yrs.

B-52 Instructor pilot

Chief of Airfield Management

Director of Moral Welfare and Recreation Division

Civil Engineer Squadron Commander

Director of Maintenance Job Control

Avionics Maintenance Squadron Commander

Assistant Deputy Commander for Aircraft Maintenance

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1983 – 1986 – Assigned to Castle AFB, Merced, CA, as Deputy Commander of Operations.

1986 – 1987 – Assigned to Headquarters 15th AF (SAC), March AFB, CA as

Assistant 15th AF (SAC) Deputy Commander of Operations.

Dec.1987 - Retired from the USAF, as a Command Pilot in the grade of Colonel.

1987 – 1995 – Civilian Contractor Instructor Pilot for the USAF KC10 program with McDonnell-Douglas

Training Systems (and successors) as a full-flight simulator and classroom instructor.

Aircraft Flown:

T-37

T-33

B-52, Models B, C, D, F, G, and H

T-39

C-118

C-12

KC-135

KC-10

Flying Hour Summary: Total: 5134.9, Combat: 1867.9, B-52: 4065.2

Fun Facts

1995 – 2008 – Employed at Visterra Credit Union as Vice President of Marketing.

In his civilian life Charlie has been a Boy Scout Leader, and as a Scoutmaster he completed Wood Badge training.

He is a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Moreno Valley. In 1974, while stationed at Andersen AFB on the island of Guam, he became as a Eucharistic Minister of Holy Communion and has served as a EMHC since.

He is a life member of The Order of Daedalians, the Military Officers Association of America, and USAFA Association of Graduates. He also is a member of the DAV, the American Legion, the Buford A Johnson Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated, and other civic organizations as well as various Westmont Village residents’ committees.

He loves tennis, pickleball, line dancing, and reading.