US PARAS 2 States, William Codar (Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

States​

• FORENAME

William Codar (Bill)​

• UNIT

505 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company B,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Sergeant​

• NUMBER

51713770​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th April 1969​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Vaught Chapel Cemetery,Leachtown,Wood County,West Virginia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Walker,West Virginia​

born 27.1.1948​

son of Denzel Junior and Mary ("Marjorie") (nee Freed) States​

single​

graduated Parkersburg High School 1966​

I & R technician,C & P Telephone Company​

1 year service​

NCO Academy,Fort Benning 1968​

505 IR 1968-69​

awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​

promoted Staff Sgt posthumously​

KIA Hau Nghia Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 26W Line 15​

Korea and South Vietnam Memorial,City Park,Parkersburg,West Virginia​

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