462: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
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Charles Jr.
After high school, he studied mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. He dropped out in his sophomore year to pursue his interest in aviation. After that, he enlisted in the US Army in 1924 and trained as an Army Air Service Reserve pilot. Later worked as an airmail pilot flying back and forth between St. Louis and Chicago. In 1923, a hotel owner offered $25,000 for first pilot to make journey from New York to Paris without any stops.
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