Hester, Leo Claude, Sr., LCDR

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 131X, Det Tan Son Nhut

Service Years
1945 - 1967

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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Home State

California

California

Year of Birth
1924

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Casualty Info

Home Town Heber	Last Address Heber

Casualty Date Mar 10, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Ninh Thuan (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Barrancas National Cemetery (VA) - Pensacola, Florida	Wall/Plot Coordinates 16E 052

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National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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United States Navy Memorial

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	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2015, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2015, The National Gold Star Family Registry

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Photo	Hester, Leo Claude,...	Current Photo	C-47 Skytrain
Grave Site of Father...	Current Photo

2015, United States Navy Memorial

Title
Operations Officer

Join Year
2015

Crest

United States Navy Memorial

Association Type Memorial	Website https://www.navymemorial.org/
Contact Phone Number 202-737-2300	Contact Email Not Specified
Year Established 1977	Owner Kiland, Taylor, LT, (1989-1994)
HQ Address 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2021

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