Charles Mullins graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. Upon graduation from the Command and General Staff School in 1939, President Roosevelt assigned him to Nicaragua, at the request of President Anastasio Somoza, to establish a military academy patterned after West Point. During his nearly three years in that country, he successfully developed the military academy into a first class institution, acting as its first director. For this outstanding achievement President Somoza appointed him a brigadier general in the Nicaraguan Army and he was awarded that countryÕs high medal of achievement, the Mcdalla Militar de la Primera Class. His close friendship with the Somoza family endured throughout his life. He retired with disability in 1953 as a U.S. Army Major General.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
25th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, I Corps, General Orders No. 31 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major General Charles Love Mullins, Jr. (ASN: 0-5306), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major General Mullins, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
25th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1943 – 1945
War Department, General Orders No. 104 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Charles Love Mullins, Jr. (ASN: 0-5306), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division from 1943 to 1945.