He was born on February 4,1902 in Detroit Michigan.When he was a boy he spent his summers on the farm in Little Falls Minnesota. There was no electricity.They had no telephones.
His father helped him make a tree house. They had no food deliveries. He joined the U.S. Army Air Service Reserve in 1924. .He flew the latest aircraft.
When Charles grew up he loved to ride motorcycles.Charles flew a plane and became a pilot. His plane was called the Spirit of St.Louis. He flew from New York to Paris without stopping.