Charles B. Jiggetts

Charles Brandon Jiggetts (February 26, 1926 - March 16, 2010) was a United States Air Force Brigadier General.

Early life

Charles was born on February 26, 1926 in Henderson, North Carolina. He graduated from high school at Henderson Institute in 1943.

1944-May 1946: Enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was honorably discharged in May 1946.
August 1950-1952: Commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
- Group Adjutant and Supply Officer, Basic Military Training Center at Sampson Air Force Base, New York
1952-1957: Attended flying school at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas; later become an Aircraft Observer and Radar Intercept Officer
- Aircraft Observer and Radar Intercept Officer, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
July 1957-1960: 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; later Squadron Radar Officer
- 1959-1960: Attended the Communications Officer Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
1960-June 1963: 27th Communications Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
June 1963-March 1964: Attended the Communications-Electronics Staff Officer Course at Keesler Air Force Base
March 1964-May 1966: Maintenance Officer, Chief of Maintenance and Wing Communications-Electronics Officer with the 92nd Strategic Aerospace Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
May 1966-May 1967: Communications-Electronics Requirements Officer, Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam
May 1967-August 1969: Joint Communications Staff Officer with the U.S. Strike Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida