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HONORED ON PANEL 19W, LINE 53 OF THE WALL

CARL CALVIN BATES JR

WALL NAME

CARL C BATES JR

PANEL / LINE

19W/53

DATE OF BIRTH

08/13/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

DATE OF CASUALTY

08/17/1969

HOME OF RECORD

FT SMITH

COUNTY OF RECORD

Sebastian County

STATE

BRANCH OF SERVICE

RANK

REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR CARL CALVIN BATES JR

POSTED ON 8.13.2019

POSTED BY: Rachel A Porter

Birthday remembrance

Remembering you on your birthday; you are not forgotten.
from your cousin, Arlene

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POSTED ON 8.13.2019

POSTED BY: Trish Patricia D Bates

Happy Birthday

I will never forget you

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POSTED ON 8.13.2019

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Specialist Four Carl Calvin Bates Jr., Served with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 3.7.2019

POSTED BY: wkillian@smjuhsd.org

Final Mission of SP4 Carl C. Bates Jr.

SP4 Carl C. Bates Jr. was a flight-qualified helicopter mechanic and crewman serving with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company based at Kontum, RVN. On August 17, 1969, SP4 Bates was the gunner on a U.S. Army UH-1H helicopter during a flight into Laos to recover a Special Forces LLRP team when the aircraft was fired on by a hostile ground force. Bates was fatally wounded and the crew chief was critically injured. The aircraft was able to maintain flight and did not crash or burn. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Kenneth Morrison (October 2003) at thewall-usa.com]

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POSTED ON 8.17.2018

POSTED BY: Janice Current

An American Hero

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

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