SPC4 Christine L. Mayes - Indiana, Pennsylvania
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N 40° 37.160 W 079° 09.090
17T E 656356 N 4498142
One of several memorial benches in the Memorial Park of Indiana, PA.
Waymark Code: WM156WD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2021
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The bench is constructed of painted steel both the seat and frame.Plaque reads:
In Memory Of
SPC4 Christine L. Mayes
Gulf War(Saudi Arabia) KIA
25 Feb 1991 From Find-A-Grave:
"Christine Mayes was a specialist in the 14th Quartermaster Detachment, an Army Reserve water purification unit based in Greensburg. She died when a SCUD missile leveled their barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia. Twenty six other soldiers were killed in the attack, and 89 were injured.
Christine was a business student at Indiana University's Punxsutawney campus when she was activated to support Operation Desert Shield. She previously served three years in the Army as a kitchen worker in Germany."