My Dad LT Charles F. Stuart P-51 Driver WW2 D-Day

[Robbie Stuart]

This is an old thread that I dug up, & renamed, modified, & reposted, just thinking about my dad, stories he told me about D-Day, please excuse me for not just doing a new post on this. Thank God for that Generation!

Maupertus, France, near Cherbourg in July 1944. Dad had an oil leak during the mission, as you can see the Crew Chief has removed the lower cowling.










Cadet Stuart, Dorr Field, Class 43H

Last edited by Robbie Stuart on Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Mark Allen M]

Hi Robbie, great to hear from you. Thx for the PM. If anyone ever wondered what a hero looks like, there you go standing on the wing of that Mustang. Just what this forum needed today. Your father is dearly missed but his presence is all around you. I'm sure you know that Robbie.

M

[PbyCat-Guy]

Happy birthday sir. What did he do after the war?

I still happy birthday to my grandfather who passed a few years ago, he flew B-24s and his brother who was killed over Japan.

[Robbie Stuart]

Happy birthday sir. What did he do after the war?

I still happy birthday to my grandfather who passed a few years ago, he flew B-24s and his brother who was killed over Japan.

Dad came back from Europe, & was a P-51 Instructor down in FL with the 3rd AAF. After he was discharged, he went back to Macon GA, & went back to work for the Snow family in the laundry business. Mom & Dad moved to Atlanta shortly thereafter, & Dad opened a big laundry business in East Point GA for the Snow's, & served as President of their Company for many years, continued to stay in the laundry, & dry cleaning business until he retired.
In the few years after the war he used his G.I. Bill to get his Commercial & Multi Engine ratings, then quit flying. He regretted not staying in (with a Guard Unit, or Reserve's).

[Robbie Stuart]

I had a couple folks ask about my Dad, the last few days, so what the He11, here is a bump Dad.!

Hope you guys don't mind this, I wish he had lived long enough that I could have provided his input, knowledge, & view, on a lot of the stuff we discuss here.
The Spitfire is because he flew one once, & said "very light on the controls, but ain't a MUSTANG", he did say it was one one the best feeling airplanes he had ever flown.

[hang the expense]

Thanks for posting about your dad Robbie.

[JohnCFord]

Good post. Thanks for sharing.

~J~

[Mark Allen M]

Always enjoy seeing and reading about heroes. Never gets old. Thx Robbie.

[Robbie Stuart]

Just wanted to give this one a bump, I modified the original post, & thread. I hope you all will forgive me, I just wanted to give some recognition to my Dad, & all the other brave folks that made D-Day happen!
Robbie

[Mark Allen M]

Thanks Robbie, always great to see your dad's photos. Class act and a true hero all the way my friend. And of course looking at your father reminds me of what your father and his greatest generation gave us as lessons in life. (Of which I wish many of us would take to heart)

Lesson #1: Take Personal Responsibility for Your Life
Lesson #2: Be Frugal
Lesson #3: Be Humble
Lesson #4: Love Loyally
Lesson #5: Work Hard
Lesson #6: Embrace Challenge
Lesson #7: Don’t Make Life So darn Complicated

I've always been impressed with that photo of your dad on the wing of his P-51, never gets old seeing it and another of the rare few hero's I would have loved to have met.

You have a lot to be proud of Robbie, as I know you are. Thanks again for your father's service.

Mark