Colonel Charles S. McClain was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1957. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, USATC, Fort Gordon, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Civil Affairs Officer, 95th CAMG Group, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Psychological Warfare Officer, 5th PSYWashingtonR CO, Boeblingen, Germany; Company Commander, Assistant S3, 1st Battle Group, 15th Inf, Bamberg, Germany; Instructor, Brigade & Battalion Operations Dept, Brigade & Battalion Offensive Tactics, Special Operations, U.S. Army Infantry School; Psychological Warfare and S3 Advisor, Pleike, Republic of Vietnam; District Senior Advisor, Tahanh An District, Pleiku, Republic of Vietnam; Instructor PSYOP Dept, Media Operations, Project Officer for establishment of U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer Course, U.S. Army Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Assistant Attache, Bogota, Colombia; Senior Regiment Advisor/Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Operations, Deputy Senior Advisor, 21st Infantry Division, Republic of Vietnam; Chief, Latin American Current Intelligence Section, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; Executive Officer, Directorate for Intelligence Special Assistant to the Director, US Intelligence Board & CIA Affairs, Secretary, Military Intelligence Board, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 6th PSYOP Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, 4th PSYOP Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His awards and decorations include: Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal, JSCM, Bronze Star Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster, LOM, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Silver Star, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Gold Star, ARCOM w/V & Oak Leaf Cluster, AM w/V & 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, SS.