Education
He received a bachelor"s degree from Washington State College of Fine Arts in 1936, entered the military on June 23, 1936 at Fort Lewis, Washington and graduated from advanced flying school at Kelly Field, Texas on June 9, 1937.
He received a bachelor"s degree from Washington State College of Fine Arts in 1936, entered the military on June 23, 1936 at Fort Lewis, Washington and graduated from advanced flying school at Kelly Field, Texas on June 9, 1937.
In July 1943, Greening was shot down over Italy. He evaded capture until 1944, after which he was held at the Stalag Luft I Prisoner Of War camp for the duration of the war. After the Doolittle raid, many of the men went back to the war, 13 of whom died in combat.
Charles Ross Greening married Dorothy "Dot" Watson (1912-2003) in 1935.
They had two children, both boys.