ABSTRACT
Yeager, Charles Edward (1923-) American major, fighter pilot, and test pilot. “Chuck” Yeager was born on 13 February 1923, in Myra, West Virginia. In September 1941, after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the army. Assigned to the army air corps, he completed aviation training and was commissioned a reserve flight officer in March 1943. In November 1943, he arrived in Britain as a fighter pilot with the Eighth Air Force. He flew sixty-four missions over Europe, downed thirteen enemy aircraft, and was shot down himself.
