Background
Wiegand, Charles Dudley was born on April 28, 1906 in Baltimore. Son of Charles List and Daisy Viola (George) Wiegand.
Wiegand, Charles Dudley was born on April 28, 1906 in Baltimore. Son of Charles List and Daisy Viola (George) Wiegand.
Student Saint Johns’ College, 1924-1925. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1929. Graduate study Command and General staff schedul, 1942-1943.
Master of Arts, Colorado State University, 1957-1959.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1929, advanced through grades to colonel, 1950. Various army stations, United States, Hawaii, Canal Zone, 1929-1943. Combat duty, Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944.
Military missions, Guatemala, Central America, also founded Escuela de Aplicacion de Armas y Servicios, Escuela de Artilleria and Escuela de Caballeria, 1945-1948.
Professor military science and tactics Howe Military School, 1948-1950, University of Michigan, 1950-1952, Colorado State University, 1957-1959. Assistant chief of staff, G4, United States Army, Alaska, 1952-1954.
Chief of staff United States Army, Alaska, 1954. Deputy post commander Fort George G. Meade, Maryland., 1954-1956, post commander, 1956-1957.
Retired; with department of English, Colorado State University, 1961-1972.
Married Claire Elizabeth Baker, March 14, 1931. Children: Robert Dudley, Marguerite Claire.