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Charles Winters
1913-02-10 – 1984-10-29
Life & Legacy
Charles Thompson Winters (February 10, 1913 – October 29, 1984) was an American businessman who volunteered during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $5,000 for violating the Neutrality Act of 1939 after helping smuggle three B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers to Israel in the late 1940s. Of the small handful of Americans prosecuted for aiding Israel in the 1948 war, only Winters served time in prison.
Winters received a posthumous pardon by President George W. Bush on December 23, 2008.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5083663 — wikidata View source
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