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Last Address Fayetteville
Date of Passing Apr 16, 2010
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SGM(Ret) Charles K. Slaughter
HOPE MILLS - Retired Sgt. Maj. Charles "Chuck" Kenneth Slaughter, 74, of 3605 Golfview Road, passed away Friday, April 16, 2010, at his home.
Mr. Slaughter was retired from the United States Army. He served in the 1st, 5th, 6th, 10th and 77th Special Forces Groups and in the 82nd Airborne Division. He also was a Vietnam veteran and served a tour in Laos. He was a lifetime member of the Special Forces Association and was very active in Veterans Affairs. While serving in the Army, he attained numerous awards and medals, including two Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, two Legion of Merit awards, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Special Forces Tab. He also was retired from the Fayetteville Police Department as an evidence technician. After retirement, he volunteered at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, at St. John's Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park with the rendering of full military honors.
He is survived by his wife, Karin Slaughter of the home; sons, Kenneth Slaughter and wife Connie of Pulaski, Va., and Patrick Slaughter and wife Lucinda of Locust Grove, Ga.; daughter, Alexandra Coots and husband James of Catawba; nine grandchildren, Tabitha, Chelsea, Elisabeth, Steffen, Samantha, Brittany, Ryan, Cody and Casandra; and sister, Annie Boyer of Sabula, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society (in honor of Charles Slaughter), 3131 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the funeral home.
Arrangements made by Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.
1961-1964, 11C20, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Constituted 5 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 2d Company, 1st Battalion, First Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, a combined Canadian-American organization
Activated 9 July 1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana
Disbanded 6 January 1945 in France
Reconstituted 15 April 1960 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Company B, 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion (activated 19 June 1942), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
Consolidated 30 September 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group (constituted 14 June 1957 in the Regular Army and activated 24 June 1957 in Japan), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces (organic units concurrently constituted and activated 4 October 1960)
Group inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 1 September 1984 at Fort Lewis, Washington
(Former Company B, 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion, withdrawn 3 February 1986, consolidated with Company N, 75th Infantry, and consolidated unit redesignated as Company N, 75th Ranger Regiment , hereafter separate lineage)
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Regiment
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
*Aleutian Islands
*Naples-Foggia
*Anzio
*Rome-Arno
*Southern France (with arrowhead)
*Rhineland
1st Special Forces Battalion additionally entitled to:
War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism
2d Special Forces Battalion additionally entitled to:
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1972-1973
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered ASIA 2002
*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered JULY-AUGUST 1972
Company C, 1st Special Forces Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IRAQ 2007
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL IRAQ 2008-2009
Company C, 2d Special Forces Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IRAQ 2007