Charles Alvin Beckwith
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Charles Alvin Beckwith was a highly decorated U.S. Army Special Forces officer best known for creating and leading the elite counterterrorism unit Delta Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Alvin Beckwith canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Special Forces officer
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U.S. Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chargin’ Charlie
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Charlie Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored | Delta Force (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
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Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Combat Infantryman Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart-related illness ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iran hostage crisis
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Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfRetirement | 1981 ⓘ |
| education | University of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Alvin Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | military memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | U.S. Army Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Delta Force
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founding Delta Force ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Operation Eagle Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of Delta Force ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| trainedWith | British Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit |
1st Special Forces Group
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7th Special Forces Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedInAction | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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