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Ranger Charles Waters had a distinguished military career as both a Soldier and Marine with service in three wars. He joined the Marine Corps at the age of 14 and served in three campaigns in the Pacific theater -- Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and the Bougainville. After being discharged from the Marines, he joined the Army and the 82nd Airborne Division in 1947, until volunteering for the new Airborne Ranger companies at the outbreak of the Korean conflict. In November 1950, after graduating from the first Ranger Training cycle, Ranger Waters, as a member of the 1st Airborne Ranger Company, was sent immediately to war and participated in four major campaigns during his first tour. In 1953, he again volunteered for the newly formed Special Forces and returned to Korea to fight again. After instructor duty at the 101st Airborneâ??s Recondo School, Ranger Waters was selected to be one of the early advisors to the Vietnamese Army Special Forces and Ranger Units. He served two tours in Vietnam, always performing those duties in a true Ranger manner. Ranger Watersâ?? diverse and distinguished background began in the beaches and jungles of the Pacific and continues on to this day as he truly is one of Americaâ??s unsung heroes. Ranger Waters, in both civilian and military life, is a prime example of the Motto â?? â??Rangers Lead the Way.â??
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Waters, CSM (Ret) Charles F., 84, Smiths, Alabama, died Tuesday September 18, 2012 in Columbus, Georgia. Memorial services with Military Honors will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday September 24, 2012 at Main Post Cemetery, Ft. Benning, Georgia. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, Georgia:
Published in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on September 19, 2012
Ranger Charles â??Chuckâ?? F. Waters died yesterday morning at St Francis in Columbus, Georgia.
His remains will be cremated. The interment ceremony is Monday September 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Fort Benning. The 75th Ranger Regiment will provide firing party and Ranger Training Brigade will provide ushers and support.
On Tuesday morning September 25, 2012 half of Chuckâ??s ashes will be scattered on Fryar Drop Zone during a parachute jump by a member of the Ranger Training Brigade.
Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ledger-enquirer/obituary.aspx?n=charles-f-waters&pid=159973709&fhid=5117#storylink=cpy
Korean War/UN Summer-Fall Offensive (1951)
From Month/Year
July / 1951
To Month/Year
November / 1951
Description
On 23 June 1951 Jacob Malik, Deputy Foreign Minister of the U.S.S.R., made a statement in a recorded broadcast in New York implying Chinese and North Korean willingness to discuss armistice terms to end the Korean War. When Communist China indicated that it also desired peace, President Truman authorized General Ridgway to arrange for an armistice conference with the North Korean commander. Both aides agreed to begin negotiations at Kaesong on 10 July 1951. The chief delegate for the U.N. at the conference was Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy. The enemy delegation was led by Lt. Gen. Nam Il.
It was agreed at the first meeting that military operations would continue until an armistice agreement was signed. However, neither aide was willing to start any large-scale offensive while peace talks were in progress. U.N. military action in this period was limited to combat patrolling, artillery and air bombardment, and the repulsing of enemy attacks.
In August of 1951 the strength of all U.N. ground forces under Eighth Army command totaled 549,224. This included 248,320 U.S. ground troops, Army and Marines, 268,320 in the ROK Army, and 32,874 in the ground units of the seventeen other United Nations.
Truce negotiations were broken off by the Communists on 22 August. Van Fleet then launched a series of limited-objective attacks to improve the Eighth Army's defensive positions. The U.S. X and ROK I Corps in east-central Korea fought for terrain objectives five to seven miles above Line KANSAS, among them Bloody and Heartbreak Ridges, to drive enemy forces from positions that favored an attack on Line KANSAS. By the last week in October these objectives had been secured.
Along the western portion of the front, action in September was characterized by local attacks, counterattacks, and combat patrols. By 12 October five divisions of the I Corps had advanced the front three to four miles to a new Line JAMESTOWN to protect the Ch'orwon-Seoul railroad. The IX Corps followed with aggressive patrolling toward Kumsong. On 21 October it seized the commanding heights just south of the city.
On 25 October armistice negotiations were resumed at the new site of Panmunjom.
