View a eulogy for John Arthur Bender, USMA '49, who passed away on January 3, 2000.
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John Arthur Bender
West Point, 1949
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by Terry A Powers on March 9, 2026:
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www.findagrave.com/memorial/36711953/john_arthur-bender John Arthur Bender Birth 20 Apr 1925 Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA Death 3 Jan 2000 (aged 74) Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA Burial Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, Washington, USA Plot Section J Row E Site 99 Inscription COL USA WWII KO VN SILVER STAR LM BSM PH AM ARCOM Family Members John's Spouse - Charlotte Jane Gilliam Bender 1929-2023 (m. 1950) www.findagrave.com/memorial/262594360/charlotte_jane-bender ALSO John and Charlotte's Children - John Junior born abt 1954 - Wendy Lee born abt 1960 - Matthew Ward born 1962 John's Parents married in 1916 - George Arthur Bender 1895-1932 - Kathyrn M. "Kate" Bender nee Watson 1890-1979 John's Siblings - Betty Bounds nee Bender 1918-2000 - Jane Hefner nee Bender 1921-2022 |
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