Charles jumped at Missoula 1947-49. He was born on August 28, 1925, in Virginia City, Montana. He married Idell Fryhling October 15, 1948, in Missoula, Montana. They had five children during their marriage. He died on December 20, 2004, at the age of 79, and was buried in Boulder City, Nevada. His headstone reads: Col USAF Korea/Vietnam, SM3 Navy WWII.