Hester, Leo Claude, Sr., LCDR

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Designator
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Designator Group
Line Officer

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

Service Years
1945 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

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

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	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

Photo Album (More...)

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

Tribute: Mar 10, 2012


I'd like to post a tribute for both you and your son. Thank you for serving and paying the ultimate price for doing so. I can't even imagine th pain your wife and mother must have had to deal with. I salute you and you have my utmost respect. CRW

Writer: White, Charles (Randy), EM2 262

Last Updated: Mar 10, 2012

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