Charles William Tatum (23 July 1926 – 22 June 2014)[1] was an American World War II veteran, Bronze Star recipient, race car driver and builder. On 19 February 1945, he was among the first wave of marines to land on the Japanese island stronghold of Iwo Jima. He was a friend of John Basilone.
Tatum's war memoir, Red Blood, Black Sand, was one of five books used as source material for the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks produced HBO miniseries The Pacific. Tatum is portrayed in the series by actor Ben Esler.
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television series Hell on Wheels, as well as for his role as war hero ChuckTatum in HBO's The Pacific. Esler is a writer and cast member of the 2023 NatGeo...
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brain tumor. Steve Rossi, 82, American comedian (Allen & Rossi), cancer. ChuckTatum, 87, American soldier, World War II Marine Iwo Jima combatant, provided...
James Moore "Big Jim" Tatum (July 22, 1913 – July 23, 1959) was an American football and baseball player and coach. Tatum served as the head football...
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by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding...
back John Fuqua. The ball bounced off the helmet of Raiders safety Jack Tatum. Steelers fullback Franco Harris caught it just before it hit the ground...
Sooners to postseason bowl games: Thomas E. Stidham, Jim Tatum, Bud Wilkinson, Gomer Jones, Chuck Fairbanks, Barry Switzer, Gary Gibbs, Bob Stoops and Lincoln...
March 2022. Van Dam, Tatum (17 January 2022). "Peter McPoland's "String Lights" Is Painstakingly Beautiful". OnesToWatch. Van Dam, Tatum (11 April 2023)....
gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck. From 2009 to 2014, he starred as con artist Neal Caffrey in the USA Network...
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Long Island, New York, in 1985. The group rose to prominence for their...
Kentucky Since 1991, the Jack Tatum Trophy is given yearly to the top collegiate defensive back. Named after the legendary Jack Tatum 1991 – Terrell Buckley...
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United States
United States Marine Corps
Private first class
Bronze Star Medal with 
Combat "V"
Purple Heart