Colonel Charles W. Green was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 13 August 1943, class number 284. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Infantry Repl Training Center, Fort McLellan, Alabama. | His subsequent duty assignments include:  Company Commander, 347th Inf, 87th Inf Div, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Company Commander, 347th Inf, 87th Inf Div, Europe; Battalion S-3, 4th Inf Div, 12th Inf, Fort Butner, North Carolina; Civil Affairs & Public Information, USA Mil Govt in Korea, Seoul, Korea; PMS Duties, ROTC, Kansas City, Missouri; Commander, Engr Troops, Engr Sec, GHeadquarters, Far East Command, Tokyo, Japan; Assistant G1 Staff Duties, GHeadquarters, Far East Command, Tokyo, Japan; Battalion Commander, 85th Inf, 10th Inf Div, Fort Riley, Kansas; Chief, Western Hemispher Plans, ODCSLOG, DA, Washington, D.C.; Asst Executive to DCSLOG, ODCSLOG, DA, Washington, D.C.; Instructor, Army Logistics Mgt Cent, Fort Lee, Virginia; Director of Executive Skills, Army Logistics Mgt Cent, Fort Lee, Virginia; Chief, Vietnam Plans Div, J5, Mil Asst Command, Saigon, Vietnam; Corps G1, Headquarters III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade Commanding Officer, 1st Bde, 2d Armored Div, Fort Hood, Texas; Bde Commanding Officer, 3d Bde, 1st Armored Div, Fort Hood, Texas; Army G3, U.S. Army Forces Southern Comd, Fort Amador, Canal Zone. | His awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal w/ Cluster; Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Legion of Merit w/Cluster; Silver Star w/Cluster.