Charles Wilson died in Westchester County, New York, in 1972, and his remains are interred in a private mausoleum in the Kensico Cemetery. Nickname He was nicknamed "Electric Charlie" to avoid being confused with Charles Erwin Wilson, US Secretary of Defense under President Dwight Eisenhower and earlier the Chairman of the General Motors Corporation, who was nicknamed "Engine Charlie." References Pierpaoli, Paul G., Jr. Truman and Korea: The Political Culture of the Early Cold War.'' Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. Sandler, Stanley (editor), "The Korean War: An Encyclopedia", Garland, 1995, pages 357 - 58. External links |- |- |- 1886 births 1972 deaths Burials at Kensico Cemetery General Electric chief executive officers