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Capt Paul Jennings “Magnet Ass & P.J.” Bates Jr. Veteran

Birth: 20 Feb 1943
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Death: 10 Aug 1971 (aged 28)
Vietnam
Cenotaph: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery

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Plot: Both his parents are buried here and hope he also has a headstone here with them. GPS is for Hawaii Memorial.
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Created by: Eddieb
Added: Dec 8, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62693558/paul_jennings-bates: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Paul Jennings “Magnet Ass & P.J.” Bates Jr. (20 Feb 1943–10 Aug 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62693558, citing Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Eddieb (contributor 46600350).

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This is one of only several service photos of Captain Paul Jennings 'PJ' Bates, Jr., who was a First Platoon Section Leader in the 220th Aviation Company, from 1970-1971. His unit call sign was Catkiller 13. Fondly remembered, never to be forgotten. Photo courtesy of CW2 Cabell, one of PJ's platoon members.
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Latitude: +21.313599 ºN
Longitude: -157.847030 ºW
Altitude: 170 ft

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Capt Paul Jennigs Bates, Jr is one of the many who made the ultimate sacrifice and are remember at the Honolulu Memorial, a cenotaph, an "empty tomb". Individuals memorialized here on the tablets at the "Honolulu Memorial" are the Missing in Action, lost, or buried at sea in the Pacific during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Their remains were never recovered but their sacrifice has not been forgotten by their country and this brother serviceman.

SSgt Bruce Almeida Ret USAF 100% Disabled Vet 1970's-1990's

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My Son, Jay (Paul Jr.)
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Jay was an Air Force brat, and as such he went to schools in Phoenix, Alaska, Massachusetts, and graduated high school in Enid, Oklahoma. Later he attended ASU where he was the top student in the Air Force ROTC. Because he took two years off school to serve a mission for his church in Scotland, and made changes in his major, he was not able to graduate. He was dropped by ROTC and picked up by the draft board on the same day in 1968. Rather than be drafted, he joined the Army to secure flight training. He made Staff Sergeant in 7 months, then went to OCS, where he was Honor Grad. While waiting for assignment to flight school, he went to jump school and got his paratrooper wings. After completion of flight training, he was assigned to Viet Nam. From September, 1970 to August, 1971, he earned the Air Medal and the Purple Heart, in addition to the National Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and Viet Nam Campaign Ribbon he had already earned. He achieved the rank of Captain and the nickname, among others, of "Magnet Ass" because his plane was shot at so often. He was finally shot down on August 10, 1971. Jay was very well liked by all who knew him and will be remembered with love and respect as a man of integrity by all his friends and family.
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My name is Andrew P. Noriega II, my father is a Vietnam Veteran and VVA Commander in AZ. I an a member of the Sons of the American Legion. I've been wearing a memorial bracelet in memory of Capt. Paul Jennings Bates, Jr. since 2006. It goes where I go...always. It was nice to read a bit about who I've been sharing my life with for so long.

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Paul Jennings Bates, Jr.
Rank/Branch: Captain/US Army

Unit: 220th Aviation Company,
212th Aviation Battalion,
11th Aviation Group,
1st Aviation Division

Date of Birth: 20 February 1943 (Phoenix, AZ)

Home of Record: Mesa, AZ

Date of Loss: 10 August 1971

Country of Loss: South Vietnam

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