Allegiance United States Spouse(s) Dorothy Greening Years of service 1936-1955 Name Charles Greening | Rank Colonel Battles and wars Doolittle Raid Notable missions Doolittle Raid | |
Born November 12, 1914
Carroll, Iowa ( 1914-11-12 ) Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Died March 29, 1957, Bethesda, Maryland, United States Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States Service/branch United States Army Air Forces Awards Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart | ||
Colonel Charles Ross Greening was one of the Doolittle Raiders and an artist. He received a bachelor's degree from Washington State College of Fine Arts in 1936, entered the military on June 23, 1936 at Fort Lewis, Washington and graduated from advanced flying school at Kelly Field, Texas on June 9, 1937.
In July 1943, Greening was shot down over Italy. He evaded capture until 1944, after which he was held at the Stalag Luft I POW camp for the duration of the war.
Born on November 12, 1914 in Carroll, Iowa, Charles Ross Greening was an accomplished pilot and artist, as well as one of the 73 men out of the crew of 80 to make it back home to his family.
After the Doolittle raid, many of the men went back to the war, 13 of whom died in combat.
Family
Charles Ross Greening married Dorothy "Dot" Watson (1912-2003) in 1935. They had two children, both boys. After Charles died in 1957, Dorothy continued to publish his memoir, Not as Briefed with the help of Charles' sister, Shirley Greening Morgan, and her daughter (his niece), Karen Morgan Driscoll.