Major General Charles M. Murray was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 19 December 1959. His first duty assignment was as Unit Training Officer, Fort Ord, California. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Logistics Operations Officer in the Logistics Readiness Center, and Munitions Staff Officer, Munitions Section, Material and Services Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, HI; Commander, 703d Maintenance Battalion, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Unites States Army Europe; Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe; Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA; Logistics Staff Officer, Readiness Division, Material Readiness Directorate, Chief, Programs Division, Resources and Management Directorate, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.; Commander, Division Support Command, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, U.S. Army Europe; Deputy Commanding General for Procurement and Readiness, U.S. Army Missle Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL; and Commanding General, 19th Support Command, Eighth U.S. Army, APO San Francisco; Director of Supply and Maintenance, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. | Major General Murray is a graduate of the Ordnance Officer’s Basic Course, Ordnance Officer’s Advanced Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War College, University of Nebraska, and Shippensburg State College. | His military awards include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) and Combat Infantryman Badge.