Rank: Sergeant
Unit: D Company, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11E – Armor Crewman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 26-Dec-1946
Hometown: Clyde, North Carolina
Marital status: Married to Marry A. Matthews
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 1-May-1968
Start of tour: 23-Jun-1969
Incident date: 13-Aug-1969
Date of casualty: 13-Aug-1969
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
Charles Crockett Matthews was killed while commander of a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Tank commander on tank on combat operation Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Binh Long, South Vietnam, XU 693 088
Place of interment: Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, North Carolina, USA
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