Rank: Specialist 4
Unit: L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 27-Sep-1950
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 26-Sep-1969
Start of tour: 8-Mar-1970
Incident date: 7-Dec-1970
Date of casualty: 7-Dec-1970
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Explosive Device. Other explosive device.
Charles Tienerey Morton was killed while at a night defensive position when a booby trap detonated. / At night defensive position (NDP). Detonated hostile booby trap.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam, XT 868 440
Place of interment: Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington, USA
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