Charles W. Bagnal Explained

Charles W. Bagnal
Birth Date:15 April 1934
Birth Place:Mont Clare, South Carolina
Death Place:Columbia, South Carolina
Allegiance:United States of America
Serviceyears:1956–1989
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:United States Army Western Command
101st Airborne Division
Battles:Vietnam War
Awards:Army Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal (30)

Lieutenant General Charles Wilson Bagnal (April 15, 1934 – June 30, 2015) was a United States Army officer.[1] He was commander of the United States Army Western Command (later United States Army Pacific), from 1985 to 1989. Previously he was Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Deputy Superintendent at the United States Military Academy (from 1977 to 1980), Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (1981-1983), Commander of the Officer Personnel Management Directorate for the United States Army Military Personnel Center, and Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. He is an alumnus of the United States Military Academy, United States Army Command & General Staff College, Georgia Tech, the United States Army War College and McLenaghan High School in Florence, South Carolina (class of 1952).[2] [3] He retired August 31, 1989, and later obtained his juris doctor from the University of South Carolina and practiced law. He resided in Columbia with his wife Patsy. Bagnal died on June 30, 2015, after a battle with leukemia.[4] He was interred at the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery on July 14, 2015.[5]

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  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=D27ODSiFqWkC&q=%22Charles+W+Bagnal%22+born Effects of a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on United States National ... – United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Intelligence and Military Application o...
  2. http://www.florencenewsjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=3436&TM=60862.26 School Foundation Gala to honor Lt. Gen. Charles Bagnal – Florence News Journal – Florence, SC
  3. Web site: The United States Army United States Army Pacific . 2014-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022172439/https://www.usarpac.army.mil/history2/cg_bagnal.asp . 2016-10-22 . dead .
  4. http://dunbarfuneralcolumbia.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Charles-Wilson-Bagnal-102625243 Charles Wilson Bagnal-obituary
  5. Web site: LTG Charles Wilson Bagnal . Find A Grave . 2021-04-19.