More detail on this person: Charles Walter
Anderson, 75, a retired pilot for Bell Helicopter,
passed away Monday, May 2, 2005, at his
residence.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at Lucas Funeral Home in
Hurst. Burial: 3 p.m. Friday in D/FW National
Cemetery, Lane A. Visitation: The family will
receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Lucas
Funeral Home.
Charles W. Anderson born Oct. 19, 1929, in
Brookfield, Mo. He joined the Army in 1948 at the
young age of 18, stationed in Paris, France, and
New Jersey. He was with the U.S. Embassy in
Paris and learned to speak French fluently. He met
the mother of his children, Lois, while stationed
in Albuquerque, N.M., at Sandia Base in 1953 and
they married in August 1954. He then went to Fort
Rucker, Ala., where he earned his wings as a
helicopter pilot. He qualified in helicopter and
fixed wing aircraft.
He was stationed in South Korea in 1958. Before
the Vietnam War was declared, he was with the
unit that took the first armed helicopters from
Thailand into Vietnam. His second trip to Vietnam
was in 1965. He was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross three times for heroic rescue and
medivac missions.
Retiring from the Army in 1968, he joined Bell
Helicopter as an instructor and test pilot. He
flew the corporate Citation jet until retirement
in April of 1990.
He was a member of the Fort Worth Trap & Skeet
Club for many years and was an avid skeet shooter
and hunter.
The family wishes to thank his many close friends
at Bell and the Fort Worth Trap & Skeet Club for
their friendships and support over the years.
Survivors: Daughter, Roslyn and husband, Dr. Ed
Smith, of Roanoke; son, Robert Anderson of Hurst;
daughter, Heidi Arwine and husband, Jeff, of North
Richland Hills; grandchildren, Austin and Taylor
Williams, Tanner and Trevor Arwine.
Published in the Star-Telegram from 5/4/2005 -
5/5/2005.
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