Woodbury County

 

Sgt. Charles W. Garthright

 

 

 

MEN IN SERVICE 
Charles William Garthright, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garthright of Huron, S. D., and a former Sioux Cityan, has enrolled as an aviation cadet in the preflight school for pilots at Maxwell field, Alabama. He is a former assistant foreman for a meat packing plant here. He attended Central high school and West junior high school here.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, December 22, 1942

IN UNIFORM

Cpl. Charles W. Garthright, whose home is at 714 S. Alice street, has been awarded the gold overseas bar under recent War Department orders.  He has been in Italy with the 15th army air force for the last eight months. Cpl. Garthright is an armorer with a B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group which has flown more than 100 combat missions against the enemy in southern Europe.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, October 28, 1944

IN UNIFORM

Sgt. Charles W. Garthright, 714 S. Alice street, who is a member of the 460th bombardment group with the A. A. F. in Italy, has been awarded the distinguished unit badge. The citation which accompanied the presentation of badges to Sgt. Garthright and the members of the 460th bombardment group by Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining, commanding general of the 15th army air force, read, in part, “By their great determination, outstanding professional skill, and gallantry, the 460th bombardment group has reflected great credit upon themselves and the armed forces of the United States of America.”

Source: The Sioux City Journal, January 2, 1945

IN UNIFORM

Sgt. Charles W. Garthwright, 714 S. Alice Street, now is entitles to wear the gold overseas stripes, as he has been serving overseas for more than one year. He is an armament specialist in an air force Liberator group that has completed more than 150 bombing missions against the enemy, and has been given the distinguished unit citation. His mother, Mrs. Beryl M. Garthright, resides at the S. Alice Street address.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, March 21, 1945