Background
Billingslea, Charles was born on May 16, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles and Mabel Billingslea.
Billingslea, Charles was born on May 16, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles and Mabel Billingslea.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1936. Graduate, Army War College, 1953. Graduate, National War College, 1958.
Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1957.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1936; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1963; various assignments, United States and Hawaii, 1936-1941; with, II Corps and Allied Forces Headquarters, England, 1942; with, Headquarters United States Army Air Force 1st British Parachute Brigade, 5th Army, Morocco, Algeria and, Tunisia., 1942-1943; executive pathfider, Parachute Brigade, Sicily, Italy, 1943; Executive officer, 504th parachute Infantry, England and Italy, 1943-1944; regimental commander, 325th Glider Infantry, England, Center Europe and Berlin, 1944-1945; chief staff, 82d Airborne Division, 1945-1946; with plans section, Army Field Force, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1946-1949; member of staff and faculty, Command and General staff schedul and War College, 1949-1951; assigned, ORO, Korea and Washington, 1951-1952; chief plans, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, Paris, 1953-1956; deputy chief European region, OSD, Industry Standard Architecture, Washington, 1958-1961; deputy chief staff, 8th United States Army, Korea, 1961-1962; assigned Headquarters, 2d Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1962; commanding general, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1962-1964; then deputy commanding general, Combat Development Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Past Member Association United States Army, Rotary.
Married Bettina Hill, December 17, 1939. 1 child, Charles.