Charles G. Boyd

Charles G. Boyd
Boyd in the 1990s
Nickname(s)Chuck
Born(1938-04-15)April 15, 1938
near Rockwell City, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 83)
Haymarket, Virginia, U.S.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1959–1995
RankGeneral
CommandsAir University
Battles / warsVietnam War
AwardsAir Force Cross
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device (3)
Purple Heart (3)
Spouse(s)
Millicent Sample
(m. 1961; died 1994)
(m. 2005)
Other workCouncil on Foreign Relations
Business Executives for National Security

Charles Graham "Chuck" Boyd (April 15, 1938 – March 23, 2022) was a four-star general of the United States Air Force. Boyd was a highly decorated combat pilot who served in Vietnam and is the only Vietnam War prisoner of war (1966–1973) to reach the four-star rank (1992). His final Air Force assignment was as deputy commander in chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. He retired from the Air Force in 1995 and remained active in the national security realm, including as a program director of the Council on Foreign Relations and as president of Business Executives for National Security. He was a member of the guiding coalition of the Project on National Security Reform.