Chuck Mawhinney family, wife, children, parents, siblings

Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney was well-known as a United States Marine who holds the Corps’ record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.

Chuck Mawhinney wife

Chuck Mawhinney was a married man. He married and worked for the U.S. Forest Service until his retirement in the late 1990s. Details about his wife are unknown.

Chuck Mawhinney children

Chuck Mawhinney’s children not found.

Chuck Mawhinney parents

Chuck Mawhinney was born in Lakeview, Oregon, on February 23, 1949. He joined the Marines in 1967 when he was 18. His father had served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He graduated from high school in June 1967 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps later that year—after the deer season.

Chuck Mawhinney siblings

Chuck Mawhinney’s siblings are not known.

Chuck Mawhinney attended Scout Sniper School at Camp Pendleton and graduated in April 1968. From there he received orders to South Vietnam where upon arrival he was assigned as a rifleman to Lima Company 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He remained in this unit for 3 months until he was re-assigned to 5th Marine Regiment HQ Scout Sniper Platoon.

There he worked as a scout sniper for different companies with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions. He also worked with the South Korean Marines, Force Recon, but the majority of his time was with Delta Company, 1/5 Marines. During this tour, he is credited with 103 confirmed People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)/Viet Cong (VC) kills and 216 probable. He spent 16 months in Vietnam, starting in early 1968.