Cecil Benny Bridges

The database page for Cecil Benny Bridges

3 Jan 2001 Benny was as good as they come. I was his squad leader during that terrible year of 1967. Benny and I were standing shoulder-to-shoulder when a sniper mistook him for me, and shot him dead. I'll never know why I'm here, and he's gone. I think of him most every day of my life, and always with sorrow for a buddy lost, grief for a good young man gone. I've tried many times to find family members to tell them how things happened, and how fine a young soldier he was, but without success. I would like very much to hear from his family or friends in Texas.

Soldiers of Charlie Company 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division memorialized on the Virtual Wall include 1LT Charles D Black 13 April 1967 SP4 Marion T Eakins 11 July 1967 SP4 Philip A Ferro 11 July 1967 SP4 William M Geier 19 June 1967 SGT Elmer F Kenney 11 July 1967 SP4 Donald M Peterson 15 May 1967 SP4 Ronald P Schworer 09 Apr 1967 SSGT George E Smith 11 July 1967 CPL Harold W King 11 July 1967 SP5 James M Sunday 25 Sep 1967   CPL Cecil Benny Bridges 29 Jul 1967

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his Squad Leader, John W. Young 1817 Hwy 11 South, Picayune, Ms 39466 youngjw@datastar.net  3 Jan 2001

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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