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MacDonald</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">"Mac"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1914-11-23</span>)</span>November 23, 1914<br /><a href="/wiki/DuBois,_Pennsylvania" title="DuBois, Pennsylvania">DuBois, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 3, 2002<span style="display:none">(2002-03-03)</span> (aged 87)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1938–1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/55th_Pursuit_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="55th Pursuit Group">55th Pursuit Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/18th_Pursuit_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Pursuit Group">18th Pursuit Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/326th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Fighter Group">326th Fighter Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/348th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="348th Fighter Group">348th Fighter Group</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=340th_Pursuit_Squadron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="340th Pursuit Squadron (page does not exist)">340th Pursuit Squadron</a><br /><a href="/wiki/475th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="475th Fighter Group">475th Fighter Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/33rd_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Fighter Group">33rd Fighter Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/23rd_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="23rd Fighter Wing">23rd Fighter Wing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (6)<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> (11)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a> <b>Charles Henry "Mac" MacDonald</b> (November 23, 1914 – March 3, 2002) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> officer and a fighter <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">ace</a> of World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-Holmes2013_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holmes2013-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Veteran_Tributes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Veteran_Tributes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MacDonald commanded the <a href="/wiki/475th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="475th Fighter Group">475th Fighter Group</a> for 20 months in his <a href="/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38 Lightning</a>, "Putt Putt Maru", and became the third ranking fighter ace in the Pacific during World War II. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MacDonald was born in <a href="/wiki/DuBois,_Pennsylvania" title="DuBois, Pennsylvania">DuBois, Pennsylvania</a>, on November 23, 1914. He entered the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Air_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Air Corps">U.S. Army Air Corps</a> pilot training program after graduating from <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> in 1938. </p><p>He received his flight wings and was commissioned a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">Second Lieutenant</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Field" title="Kelly Field">Kelly Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, on May 25, 1939. His first assignment was to the 55th Pursuit Group, he later transferred to the 18th Pursuit Group at <a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheeler Field">Wheeler Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> on February 9, 1941, and was at <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a> on December 7, 1941. </p><p>After flying patrol for an hour and a half, MacDonald and his small group of planes headed back to Hawaii, but encountered a fierce hail of flak from nervous and shaken gunners. MacDonald had to run the gauntlet in order to land his aircraft. </p><p>He remained in Hawaii until early 1943, and was sent back to the United States to help train a <a href="/wiki/P-47_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47 Thunderbolt</a> squadron in Massachusetts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_War_II">World War II</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plane-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Plane-3.jpg/220px-Plane-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Plane-3.jpg/330px-Plane-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Plane-3.jpg/440px-Plane-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1010" data-file-height="749" /></a><figcaption>MacDonald and Al Nelson in the Pacific with MacDonald's <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38J Lightning</a> "Putt Putt Maru"</figcaption></figure> <p>MacDonald then served in the United States with the 326th Fighter Group before transferring to the 348th Fighter Group to command the 340th Pursuit Squadron at Westover Field, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>. </p><p>On October 1, 1943, then a major, joined the 475th Fighter Group at <a href="/wiki/Dobodura" title="Dobodura">Dobodura</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> as the group executive officer. He scored his first four victories that month and became an <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">ace</a> on November 9, 1943, when he downed two <a href="/wiki/A6M_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="A6M Zero">Zekes</a> near <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexishafen_Airdrome&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alexishafen Airdrome (page does not exist)">Alexishafen Airdrome</a>. He was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a> the following day on November 10, 1943, and became the group commander. </p><p>While he was CO of the 432nd Squadron, MacDonald demonstrated his leadership on an October 25 mission to <a href="/wiki/Rabaul" title="Rabaul">Rabaul</a>. While leading a formation of P-38's flying escort for some <a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberators" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberators">B-24 Liberators</a> on a Rabaul strike, heavy weather closed in, and all P-38's except MacDonald's flight turned back. Suddenly, the weather cleared and the formation of B-24's, with hardly an escort, was attacked by <a href="/wiki/A6M_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="A6M Zero">A6M Zeros</a>. </p><p>MacDonald and his flight darted in and out of the bomber formation, clearing the Zeros from the bombers tails. They couldn't spend time finishing off damaged enemy aircraft nor confirming kills. Through their skill and diligence, they prevented many bombers from being shot down. But another pilot could confirm one kill by MacDonald, a Zero, his fourth aerial victory overall. For his actions, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a>. </p><p>MacDonald moved up to Group Commander in Nov. 1943, replacing <a href="/wiki/George_Prentice" title="George Prentice">George Prentice</a> who was rotated home. Leading the group for 20 months, Colonel "Mac" flew his P-38, Putt-Putt-Maru, with the unit number "100." </p><p>During early April, he led the 475th on missions over the Japanese stronghold of Hollandia, in northwest Guinea; by the end of the month, it had fallen. </p><p>In mid 1944, General <a href="/wiki/George_Kenney" title="George Kenney">George Kenney</a> arranged for <a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Lindbergh" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles A. Lindbergh">Charles A. Lindbergh</a> to visit and fly with the 475th. He was able to teach the P-38 pilots to increase their operational range by 50%. During his stay with the 475th, he and MacDonald became good friends, and earned MacDonald's respect as an excellent pilot. </p><p>On July 28, 1944, Lindbergh flew on an apparent milk run with MacDonald. However, this "uneventful" mission became a sticky situation. A Japanese fighter broke through their formation and set his sights on Lindbergh's P-38. They were on a collision course, guns blazing from both airplanes, when at the last moment, Lindbergh pulled up. The wounded Japanese fighter could not follow and dove into the sea. </p><p>General <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wurtsmith" title="Paul Wurtsmith">Paul Wurtsmith</a> put MacDonald on a one-month "punitive leave" for allowing the national hero to get into a dangerous situation. MacDonald returned to the 475th in time to lead the group during the momentous events surrounding the liberation of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. </p><p>He flew several sorties over Philippine Islands and shot down thirteen of his kills in the seven weeks between Nov. 10, 1944 and Jan. 1, 1945. One of his most memorable missions occurred on 25 December 1944 when he destroyed three Japanese fighters over Clark Field in the Philippines. He scored his last aerial victory on 13 March 1945, bringing his total to 27. </p><p>He finished the war with 27 confirmed victories, making him the third highest ranking U.S. Army fighter pilot of the Pacific Theater. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_(38368753051).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg/220px-Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg/330px-Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg/440px-Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_%22Putt_Putt_Maru%22_%2838368753051%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>P-38 Lightning Putt Putt Maru at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston</figcaption></figure> <p>MacDonald returned to the United States in July 1945 where he served in various staff and command assignments, including the 33rd Fighter Group and 23rd Fighter Wing commander, Air Attaché to Sweden, and instructor at the US War College in Washington, D.C. before retiring from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonel</a> in July 1961. </p><p>Colonel MacDonald's retirement ceremony at McChord AFB near Tacoma, Washington included a performance by the USAF Thunderbirds and a declaration of 'Col. Charles MacDonald Day'. He then moved to Anacortes, Washington where he opened a real estate business selling island properties in Puget Sound (an excuse to pursue his love of sailing) and his four children finished High School. </p><p>In 1971 he closed the real estate business, sailed to Mexico, and in 1973 returned to San Diego, California where he and his wife sold the boat that he had first purchased while in Sweden. They spent the next year building a new boat then Colonel MacDonald and his wife spent their time sailing the Pacific and the Caribbean until her death in 1978. He then came ashore and settled back to where he grew up in Mobile, Alabama. </p><p>He died on March 3, 2002, at the age of 87. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decorations">Decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His awards and decorations include: </p> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/206px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png" decoding="async" width="206" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/309px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/412px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="444" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/106px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/159px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/212px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/106px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/159px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/212px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Silver oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/22px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/33px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/44px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="85" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/106px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/159px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/212px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span></div></div><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Silver oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/22px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/33px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/44px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="85" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Silver oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/22px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/33px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/44px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="85" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Air_and_Space_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="132" data-file-height="36" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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href="/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal" title="American Campaign Medal">American Campaign Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal">Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal</a><br />with one silver and three bronze <a href="/wiki/Campaign_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Campaign star">campaign stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="World War II Victory Medal (United States)">World War II Victory Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a><br />with service star </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Longevity Service Award">Air Force Longevity Service Award</a><br />with four bronze oak leaf clusters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Liberation_Medal" title="Philippine Liberation Medal">Philippine Liberation Medal</a><br />with two service stars </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independence_Medal" title="Philippine Independence Medal">Philippine Independence Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Republic_Presidential_Unit_Citation" title="Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation">Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distinguished_Service_Cross_citation_(1st_Award)"><span id="Distinguished_Service_Cross_citation_.281st_Award.29"></span>Distinguished Service Cross citation (1st Award)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Distinguished Service Cross citation (1st Award)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/50px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/75px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/100px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="348" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>MacDonald, Charles H.</dd> <dd>Colonel (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces</dd> <dd>457th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force</dd> <dd>Date of Action: December 7, 1944</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Citation:</dd></dl> <p>The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel (Air Corps) Charles Henry MacDonald, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-38 Fighter Airplane in the 475th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force, in action over Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 7 December 1944. During the surprise landing of troops from an allied convoy at Ormoc Bay, Colonel MacDonald voluntarily led a two-plane flight of P-38's to join another flight covering the friendly shipping. On approaching the area he sighted three enemy fighters heading for our convoy, and with complete disregard for his own safety he promptly attacked the enemy flight leader. Pressing his attack close, he shot down one enemy fighter and assisted in the destruction of another. Returning to his home base for refueling, Colonel MacDonald again took off, this time leading a flight of four P-38's. While on patrol, a formation approximating seven enemy fighters jumped his flight from the rear, shooting down number three man. Though outnumbered more than two to one, Colonel MacDonald skillfully forced two of the enemy planes to break flight and in the ensuing dog-fight personally accounted for two more enemy planes, and set up another for his wing man who shot it down, thus again breaking up an enemy attack at a critical time and saving much valuable shipping. His initiative, aggressiveness and outstanding leadership in these actions enabled him to destroy three enemy aircraft and contribute to the destruction of two more, bringing his total victories to twenty-four. Colonel MacDonald's heroic action and example of leadership exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.<sup id="cite_ref-valor.militarytimes.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-valor.militarytimes.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distinguished_Service_Cross_citation_(2nd_Award)"><span id="Distinguished_Service_Cross_citation_.282nd_Award.29"></span>Distinguished Service Cross citation (2nd Award)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Distinguished Service Cross citation (2nd Award)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/50px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/75px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png/100px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="348" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>MacDonald, Charles H.</dd> <dd>Colonel (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces</dd> <dd>457th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force</dd> <dd>Date of Action: December 25, 1944</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Citation:</dd></dl> <p>The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel (Air Corps) Charles Henry MacDonald (ASN: 0–22518), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-38 Fighter Airplane in the 475th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 25 December 1944, in the Southwest Pacific Area of Operations. On that date, Colonel MacDonald shot down three enemy aircraft in a single engagement. It was the second time in less than three weeks that he shot down three aircraft in a single mission. Colonel MacDonald's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 5th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-valor.militarytimes.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-valor.militarytimes.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._McGuire" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas B. McGuire">Thomas B. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_air_aces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of World War II air aces">List of World War II air aces</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Holmes2013-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Holmes2013_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFTony_Holmes2013" class="citation book cs1">Tony Holmes (20 January 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=F3SHCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT170"><i><span></span>'Twelve to One' V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific</i></a>. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 170–. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4728-0048-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4728-0048-0"><bdi>978-1-4728-0048-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=%27Twelve+to+One%27+V+Fighter+Command+Aces+of+the+Pacific&rft.pages=170-&rft.pub=Bloomsbury+Publishing&rft.date=2013-01-20&rft.isbn=978-1-4728-0048-0&rft.au=Tony+Holmes&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DF3SHCwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT170&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Veteran_Tributes-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Veteran_Tributes_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=708">"Charles H. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-07-31</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Valor.militarytimes.com&rft.atitle=Valor+awards+for+Charles+Henry+MacDonald&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvalor.militarytimes.com%2Fhero%2F23108&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Book">Book</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Book"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrocker2006" class="citation book cs1">Crocker, H.W. (2006). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/donttreadonme40000croc"><i>Don't Tread on me: A 400-year history of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting</i></a></span>. Crown Forum. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4000-5363-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-4000-5363-3"><bdi>1-4000-5363-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Don%27t+Tread+on+me%3A+A+400-year+history+of+America+at+War%2C+from+Indian+Fighting+to+Terrorist+Hunting&rft.pub=Crown+Forum&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=1-4000-5363-3&rft.aulast=Crocker&rft.aufirst=H.W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fdonttreadonme40000croc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Web">Web</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Web"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070704043934/http://www.475thfghf.org/UnitHist3.htm">"Col. Charles H. MacDonald, C.O. 475th Fighter Group - 27 kill ace"</a>. <i>Ace Pilots</i>. AcePilots.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.475thfghf.org/UnitHist3.htm">the original</a> on 2007-07-04.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ace+Pilots&rft.atitle=Col.+Charles+H.+MacDonald%2C+C.O.+475th+Fighter+Group+-+27+kill+ace&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.475thfghf.org%2FUnitHist3.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020818154918/http://www.475thfghf.org/Aces/macdonald.htm">"475th's Aces"</a>. <i>Colonel Charles H. MacDonald</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.475thfghf.org/Aces/macdonald.htm">the original</a> on 2002-08-18.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Colonel+Charles+H.+MacDonald&rft.atitle=475th%27s+Aces&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.475thfghf.org%2FAces%2Fmacdonald.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070730111808/http://www.475thfghf.org/history.htm">"History of the 475th Fighter Group"</a>. 475th Fighter Group Historical Foundation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.475thfghf.org/history.htm">the original</a> on 2007-07-30.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+the+475th+Fighter+Group&rft.pub=475th+Fighter+Group+Historical+Foundation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.475thfghf.org%2Fhistory.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060919190844/http://appl003.lsu.edu/specevents/cadets.nsf/%24Content/Previous%2BHonorees?OpenDocument">LSU Cadets of Ole War Skule Hall of Honor Honoree 2003</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._MacDonald&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Charles_H._MacDonald" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Charles H. MacDonald">Charles H. MacDonald</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanaway1993" class="citation book cs1">Stanaway, John (1993). <i>Possum, Clover & Hades: The 475th Fighter Group in World War II</i>. Schiffer Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88740-518-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-88740-518-5"><bdi>0-88740-518-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Possum%2C+Clover+%26+Hades%3A+The+475th+Fighter+Group+in+World+War+II&rft.pub=Schiffer+Publishing&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=0-88740-518-5&rft.aulast=Stanaway&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanaway2007" class="citation book cs1">Stanaway, John (2007). <i>475th Fighter Group</i>. Osprey Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-043-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-043-7"><bdi>978-1-84603-043-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=475th+Fighter+Group&rft.pub=Osprey+Publishing&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-84603-043-7&rft.aulast=Stanaway&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharles+H.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanaway1997" class="citation book cs1">Stanaway, John (1997). <i>P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI</i>. 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title="Thomas McGuire">Thomas McGuire</a> <small>(38)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_McCampbell" title="David McCampbell">David McCampbell</a> <small>(34)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">25–29</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Gabreski" title="Gabby Gabreski">Gabby Gabreski</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pappy_Boyington" title="Pappy Boyington">Gregory Boyington</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson" title="Robert S. Johnson">Robert S. Johnson</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charles H. MacDonald</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preddy" title="George Preddy">George Preddy</a> <small>(26.83)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Foss" title="Joe Foss">Joe Foss</a> <small>(26)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Hanson" title="Robert M. Hanson">Robert M. Hanson</a> <small>(25)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">20–24</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Meyer" title="John C. Meyer">John C. Meyer</a> <small>(24)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_E._Harris" title="Cecil E. Harris">Cecil E. Harris</a> <small>(24)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_A._Valencia_Jr." title="Eugene A. Valencia Jr.">Eugene A. Valencia</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_C._Wade" title="Lance C. Wade">Lance C. Wade</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Schilling" title="David C. Schilling">David C. Schilling</a> <small>(22.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Johnson" title="Gerald R. Johnson">Gerald R. Johnson</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neel_E._Kearby" title="Neel E. Kearby">Neel E. Kearby</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_T._Robbins" title="Jay T. Robbins">Jay T. Robbins</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Salvatore_Gentile" title="Dominic Salvatore Gentile">Dominic Salvatore Gentile</a> <small>(21.83)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_J._Christensen" title="Fred J. Christensen">Fred J. Christensen</a> <small>(21.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Shuey_Wetmore" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Shuey Wetmore">Ray Shuey Wetmore</a> <small>(21.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Voll" title="John J. Voll">John J. Voll</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_A._Walsh" title="Kenneth A. Walsh">Kenneth A. Walsh</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Mahurin" title="Bud Mahurin">Walker Mahurin</a> <small>(20.75)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_N._Aldrich" title="Donald N. Aldrich">Donald N. Aldrich</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Lynch_(aviator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Lynch (aviator)">Thomas J. Lynch</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Westbrook_(pilot)" title="Robert B. Westbrook (pilot)"> Robert B. Westbrook</a> <small>(20)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">15–19</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_E._Duncan" title="Glenn E. Duncan">Glenn E. Duncan</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_D._Fleming" title="Patrick D. Fleming">Patrick D. Fleming</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_N._Nooy" title="Cornelius N. Nooy">Cornelius N. Nooy</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(flying_ace)" title="John Smith (flying ace)">John Lucian Smith</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Vraciu" title="Alexander Vraciu">Alexander Vraciu</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Benko" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur J. Benko">Arthur J. Benko</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Eugene_Carl" title="Marion Eugene Carl">Marion E. Carl</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_K._Carson" title="Leonard K. Carson">Leonard K. Carson</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_T._Eagleston" title="Glenn T. Eagleston">Glenn T. Eagleston</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_J._Thomas" title="Wilbur J. Thomas">Wilbur J. Thomas</a> <small>(18.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_C._Beckham" title="Walter C. Beckham">Walter C. Beckham</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herschel_Green" title="Herschel Green">Herschel Green</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._%22Pappy%22_Herbst" class="mw-redirect" title="John C. "Pappy" Herbst">John C. "Pappy" Herbst</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Older" title="Charles Older">Charles Older</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Zemke" title="Hubert Zemke">Hubert Zemke</a> <small>(17.75)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._England" title="John B. England">John B. England</a> <small>(17.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Blakeslee" title="Donald Blakeslee">Donald Blakeslee</a> <small>(17.5)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Beeson" title="Duane Beeson">Duane Beeson</a> <small>(17.33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Thornell_Jr." title="John F. Thornell Jr.">John F. Thornell Jr.</a> <small>(17.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_W._Johnson_(military_officer)" title="Gerald W. Johnson (military officer)">Gerald W. Johnson</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Varnell_Jr." title="James S. Varnell Jr.">James S. Varnell Jr.</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Godfrey" title="John T. Godfrey">John T. Godfrey</a> <small>(16.33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Anderson" title="Bud Anderson">Bud Anderson</a> <small>(16.25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_T._Whisner_Jr." title="William T. Whisner Jr.">William T. Whisner Jr. </a> <small>(16.4)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Baker_(aviator)" title="Douglas Baker (aviator)">Douglas Baker</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harris_(aviator)" title="Bill Harris (aviator)">Bill Harris</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_C._Kepford" title="Ira C. Kepford">Ira C. Kepford</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Stimpson" title="Charles R. Stimpson">Charles R. Stimpson</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Welch" class="mw-redirect" title="George S. Welch">George S. 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