Charles M. Bundel

Charles M. Bundel (2 June 1875 – 15 September 1941) was a career officer in the United States Army. An 1899 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Bundel was a veteran of the Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, Mexican Border War, and World War I and attained the rank of brigadier general.

A native of Sharon, Pennsylvania, Bundel was raised and educated in Sharon and in 1895 he obtained an appointment to West Point. He graduated in 1899 and was commissioned in the Infantry. From 1899 to 1902, he performed Philippine–American War duty with the 4th Infantry Regiment. Subsequent postings included additional service in the Philippines, as well as Alaska and Mexican Border War duty in Arizona. He completed the Army School of the Line as an Honor Graduate in 1916.

In 1917, Bundel transferred to the Field Artillery and during the First World War he commanded the 325th Field Artillery regiment during training in Kentucky and combat in France. After the war, Bundel was appointed commandant of the Army Service Schools and a member of the faculty. He graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1921 and the United States Army War College in 1925.

Bundel was a member of the Army War College faculty from 1925 to 1929. Between 1929 and 1936, he commanded first the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, then the 1st Field Artillery Regiment, served as chief of staff of the Third Corps Area, and commanded the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. From 1936 to 1939, he served as commandant of the Command and General Staff College. Bundel left the army upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 64 in 1939. In retirement, he resided in San Francisco, where he died on 15 September 1941. He was buried at West Point Cemetery.