John States, SSG, Army, Baltimore MD, 26Sep68 42W023

John Wayne States
Staff Sergeant
C TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 9TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
16 September 1942 - 26 September 1968
Baltimore, Maryland
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26 Jan 2006
SSG States, we only knew each other for a short period of time. I was proud to have known and served with you. Life was not easy where we were. You served with pride and brought great honor to your name, to "C" Troop and to the US Army. May your days in heaven be full of bliss.
Patrick M. Bieneman
990 Red River Road, Winchester, Ky 40391
pcbnamin@earthlink.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall
Three men from C Troop, 1/9th Cavalry, died when their OH-6A observation helicopter (tail number 67-16079) was shot down:

WO John C. Wallace, Neosho, MO, pilot;
SSG John W. States, Baltimore, MD, observer; and
SP4 Douglas E. Gossage, St Louis, MO, gunner.

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