Charles H. Bonesteel III

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Charles H. Bonesteel III
1909 – 1977 (aged 67–68)
General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III
Nickname	Tick
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Place of death	Alexandria, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1931-1969
Rank	General
Commands held	VII Corps 2nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit (2)
Relations	Major General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Jr. (father)

General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III (New York City September 26, 1909 - Alexandria, Virginia 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 1931 graduate of the United States Military Academy, 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), and commanding general of the VII Corps (1962-1963).

He is chiefly known as the Commander of United States Forces 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.