serviceyears laterwork branch birth_place allegiance unit placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1967 -- 1970 u.s. forest service , public speaker united states marine corps lakeview , oregon united states of america 5th marine regiment hq scout sniper platoon place of burial vietnam war 1949 chuck sergeant chuck mawhinney
 charles benjamin mawhinney
chuck mawhinney

charles benjamin `` chuck '' mawhinney -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is an oregon-born american who served in the united states marine corps as a sniper during the vietnam war .
he holds the record for the most confirmed kills by a usmc sniper , having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 `` probable kills '' in his 16 months of action .
