(1929-01-22)22 January 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died
13 June 1994(1994-06-13) (aged 65) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Buried
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1952–1981
Rank
Colonel
Commands held
Delta Force 2nd Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry Regiment Special Forces Detachment B-52 (Project DELTA)
Battles/wars
Korean War Laotian Civil War Malayan Emergency Vietnam War (WIA) Operation Eagle Claw
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (4) Purple Heart
Other work
Security consultant
Charles Alvin "Charlie" Beckwith (22 January 1929 – 13 June 1994) was a career United States Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism and asymmetric warfare unit of the United States Army, based on his experience serving with the British Special Air Service. He served in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and the Vietnam War, and attained the rank of colonel before his retirement.
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