Korean War Charles Louis Banks (July 30, 1914 – February 22, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps brigadier general.

[2] In January 1942, Captain Banks was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, then headed by General Holland Smith.

Banks transferred to the 1st Marine Raider Battalion in April, replacing Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Griffith as the executive officer.

After fierce fighting for seven hours, Banks reconnoitered a trail which allowed the wounded to be evacuated and supplies to be delivered.

The battalion withdrew the next day, and Banks later rode a surfboat across the enemy-held Bairoko Harbor to rescue three men who were adrift in the Kula Gulf.

When the Korean War broke out, Lieutenant Colonel Banks was given command of the 1st Service Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

[1][2] In November, Lieutenant Colonel Banks' battalion and the rest of the 1st Marine Division marched north and were in the Chosin Reservoir area by the end of the month.

Banks reacted quickly and deployed his Marines in a defensive perimeter, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy and successfully repulsing the attack.

Banks then organized his remaining Marines and led them in inflicting over 50 percent casualties on the enemy regiment over the next week.

[1][2] In the fall of 1954, Colonel Banks began attending the University of Utah where he studied law and commanded the NROTC.