Charles H. Dalton III
Description
Colonel Charles H. Dalton III was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 16 November 1943, class number 305. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company C, 320th Inf, 35th Infantry Division, European Theater of Operations. | His subsequent duty assignments include: XO & CO, Co C, 320th Inf, 35th Inf Div, Tenn Maneuvers & European Theater of Operations; Aide-de-Camp, CG, Headquarters, 35th Inf Div, Camp Breckingridge, Kentucky; Platoon Leader, XO & CO, Co G & Co f, 25th Inf, Fort Benning, Georgia; Asst Adj, CIC Off, Asst Opn Off, 441st CIC Detachment, Fecom, Japan; Asst PMS&T, UofFla, Gainesvile, Florida; Team XO & Ch, Inf Advsr, USMAAG - FTT #5, Iran, Shiraze, Iran; Bn XO, Asst G-3, Bn CO, 1st Armd Div, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Intelligence Officer, Ch Censorship Br, SMI Div, OACSI, DA Washington, D.C.; Ch, Current Intelligence Indications Center, Intel Div, Headquarters, USAREUR, Germany; Bn Co, 2d Bn, 51st Inf, 4th Armd Div, Germany; Bde CO, 2d BCT Bde, USATCI & Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Ch, Explt Div, CBT Intel Dir, J-2, MACV, U.S. Mil Asst Comd, Vietnam; CO, Committee Group, BCT Committee Group, USATCI, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; ACofS, G3, Headquarters USATCI & Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; CO, Headquarters Command/Headquarters Commandant, Headquarters USATCI & Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. | Colonel Dalton's awards and decorations include: PH w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster, ARCOM w/Oak Leaf Cluster, JSCM, Bronze Star Medal, LM, Silver Star.