Charles Alvin Beckwith
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | January 22,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Atlanta |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 13,1994 |
Died | Austin |
Texas | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | WIA |
Korean War | |
Laotian Civil War | |
Malayan Emergency | |
Operation Eagle Claw | |
Vietnam War | |
Books | Delta Force |
Place of burial | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Battleswar | Korean War |
Laotian Civil War | |
Malayan Emergency | |
Vietnam War | |
WIA | |
Operation Eagle Claw | |
Nicknam | "Chargin' Charlie" |
Other work | Security consultant |
Rank | Colonel |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 676183 |
Charles Alvin Beckwith Life story
Charles Alvin "Charlie" Beckwith was a career U.S. Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism and asymmetrical warfare unit of the U.S. Army, based on his experience serving with the British Special Air Service.