Background
Thomann, Charles Edwin was born on September 4, 1926 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank Charles and Grace Rachel (Smith) Thomann.
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Thomann, Charles Edwin was born on September 4, 1926 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank Charles and Grace Rachel (Smith) Thomann.
Bachelor, University Denver, 1950. Postgrad, Southwest Missouri State College, 1967—1968. Postgrad, University Maryland, 1981—1982.
Commissioned officer United States Army, 1949, advanced through grades to colonel, 1972. Platoon and company Commander Republic of Korea, 1950. Public information officer VII Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, 1953—1954.
Chief foreign affairs briefing officer Department Army, Washington, 1960—1962. Chief Current Intelligence and Reports Branch MACV Headquarters, Saigon, Vietnam, 1964—1965, South Vietnamese Section Pacific Division Defense Intelligence Agency, 1967—1968. Assistant chief of staff G-2 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1968—1969.
Battalion Commander Vietnam, 1969. Commander 109th Military Intelligence Group, 1971—1973. Deputy Chief Staff Intelligence Forces Command, 1974.
Commander Special Security Group, 1975—1977. Senior military analyst Kappa Systems, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1979—1982. Executive director National Military Intelligence Association, Annapolis, Maryland, since 1977.
Vice president Free Congress Research & Education Foundation, Washington, since 1983. Consultant Lansdowne Steel, Morton, Pennsylvania, 1980—1983. Coordinator Anne Arundel County Reagan for President Committee, 1980.
President Lower Broadneck Federation Community Associations, Annapolis, 1975—1978, Amberley Community Association, 1979—1980, Annapolis Chorale, 1982—1984. Board directors Annapolis Symphony. Member vestry All Hallows Episcopal Church., Davidsonville, Maryland.
Member Maryland Episcopal Diocesan Committee Military Services, 1983—1984. Served to colonel Maryland State Guard, since 1984.
Member of DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, American Society Local Officials (president since 1984), University Denver Alumni Association, Association Former Intelligence Officers, National Military Intelligence Association, American Security Council, Retired Officers Association, Association United States Army, Military Order World Wars, Civitan, Rotary, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Joyce Elaine Thompson, December 28, 1949. Children: Mark Charles, Debra Joyce Thomann Carroll, Bradley Gordon.