Background
Thayer, Charles Wheeler was born on February 9, 1910 in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Chapman and Gertrude May (Wheeler) Thayer.
Thayer, Charles Wheeler was born on February 9, 1910 in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Chapman and Gertrude May (Wheeler) Thayer.
Student Saint Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1923-1928. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1933.
Stepdaughter, Diana, 1 son, James Dunn. United States foreign service officer 1933-1953. In Moscow, 1933-1937, Berlin, 1937-1938, Hamburg, 1939-1940, Moscow, 1940-1942, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1942-1943, London, 1943-1944.
Served as lieutenant colonel, United States Army, chief of military mission to Yugoslavia, 1944-1945.
Chief, O.S.S., Austria 1945-1946. Member United States-The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Common for of Korea, 1946.
At United States National War College, 1946. Chief, division international broadcasting, Voice of America, 1947-1949.
Political liaison officer to German Government, Bonn, Germany, 1950-1951.
United States consul general, Munich, 1952-1953.
Member United States-The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Common for of Korea, 1946. Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington).
Married Cynthia Dunn, March 27, 1950.