Charles W. Dryden

Charles W. Dryden
Charles W. Dryden
	Charles Dryden (seated) aboard USS San Antonio ; (May 2006)
Nickname(s)	"A-TRAIN"
Born	September 16, 1920; New York City, New York
Died	June 24, 2008 (aged 87)[1]; Atlanta, Georgia
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces; United States Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame inductee
Spouse(s)	Marymal Morgan Dryden Irma “Pete” Dryden
Children	Charles a.k.a. Thumper Dryden, Keith Dryden, Eric Dryden, George Bingham, Kenneth Bingham, Tony Bingham, Cornelia-Rose White

Ret. Lt. Col. Charles Walter Dryden (September 16, 1920 – June 24, 2008) was one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Dryden earned his wings in 1942, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He wrote an autobiography, A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.[2]

Plaque honoring Dryden at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame

Biography

Dryden was born in New York City in 1920 and died in 2008. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He was married to Marymal Morgan Dryden and is survived by his three sons Charles aka Thumper Dryden, Keith Dryden, Eric Dryden and her four children George Bingham, Kenneth Bingham, Tony Bingham and Cornelia-Rose White and eight grandchildren, Cameron Dryden, Jeremy Bingham, Avoilan Bingham, Morgan White, Jerry Dryden, Tyler Dryden, Isabella Dryden, Isaiah Bingham who reside in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned degrees in political science from Hofstra University on Long Island and public law from Columbia University in New York City. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Hoftstra in 1996. In between, he taught air science at Howard University in Washington, D.C..[3]

References

Rector, Gene (2008-06-24). "Famed Tuskegee Airman dies in Atlanta". Macon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
Dryden, Charles W. (August 2002). A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman. University of Alabama Press. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-8173-1266-4.
"Red Tail Project - America's Flying Tribute to the Tuskeegee Airmen". Commemorative Air Force. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

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[Rector_20080624-1] Rector, Gene (2008-06-24). "Famed Tuskegee Airman dies in Atlanta". Macon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

[2] Dryden, Charles W. (August 2002). A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman. University of Alabama Press. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-8173-1266-4.

[3] "Red Tail Project - America's Flying Tribute to the Tuskeegee Airmen". Commemorative Air Force. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-06-26.