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All American, All the Way: A Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II: From Market Garden to Berlin
By Phil Nordyke
The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour 1941-47
By Ex-Lance-Corporal X
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 31692" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Beckwith </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Charles Alvin (Charlie) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 SF Group (C.O.,Project Delta) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star with oak leaf cluster,Legion of Merit,Bronze Star </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>South Vietnam 1965-66 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 22.1.1929 Atlanta,Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Brown High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended University of Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Infantry commission 1952</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>508th Regimental Combat Team</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>82nd Airborne Division</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SF 1958 (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Advisor,Vietnam 1960</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Exchange Officer with 22 SAS June 1962-63</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam 1965-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 29.1.1966 An Lao Valley,Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>US Army Ranger School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>O.C. Special Forces School,Fort Bragg 1974</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SF Det. 1-Delta (Delta Force) November 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1981</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>co-author "Delta Force" (1983)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 13.6.1994 Austin,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Texas Section 9 Grave 1132 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-beckwith.1333/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1333-cf9c18281ad7b6b69217b87ccee7db89.jpg?1591383221" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 31692, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Beckwith [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Charles Alvin (Charlie) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]5 SF Group (C.O.,Project Delta) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star with oak leaf cluster,Legion of Merit,Bronze Star [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]South Vietnam 1965-66 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 22.1.1929 Atlanta,Georgia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Brown High School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended University of Georgia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Infantry commission 1952[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]508th Regimental Combat Team[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]82nd Airborne Division[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SF 1958 (Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Advisor,Vietnam 1960[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Exchange Officer with 22 SAS June 1962-63[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam 1965-66[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 29.1.1966 An Lao Valley,Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]US Army Ranger School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]O.C. Special Forces School,Fort Bragg 1974[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SF Det. 1-Delta (Delta Force) November 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1981[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]co-author "Delta Force" (1983)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 13.6.1994 Austin,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Texas Section 9 Grave 1132 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-beckwith.1333/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1333-cf9c18281ad7b6b69217b87ccee7db89.jpg?1591383221[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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