Charles Bonesteel

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Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III (New York City September 26, 1909 - Alexandria, VA October 13, 1977) was an American military commander, the son and grandson of American military officers.

He was an Eagle Scout (1925). As an adult, he was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America.^[1] Bonesteel was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. In the Army, Bonesteel was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal twice and the Legion of Merit twice.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy (1931), Bonesteel received the lifelong nickname of "Tick." He served in the United States and Europe during World War II in a number of senior staff assignments. In the postwar era, he served as a special assistant to the Secretary of State and was one of the officers who decided on the 38th parallel as the Division of Korea.

He also served as commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division (1961-1962), commanding general of the VII Corps (1962-1963).

He is chiefly known as the Commander of US Forces in Korea (and Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command Korea; Commanding General, 8th US Army) from 1966-1969. During this period he was involved in a number of border incidents and dealt with the tensions arising from the Pueblo Incident.

He retired from the Army in 1969. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery near his father (Major General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Jr and grandfather.