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CHARLES ROBERT KESTERSON
Major · U.S. Army
February 9, 1936 – May 4, 1966
Service recordCharles Robert Kesterson, of Raphine, Virginia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on May 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 26 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 26
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer Unit Commander (1331)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- February 9, 1936
- Home of record
- Raphine, Virginia (Rockbridge County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 4, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 4, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 49 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 26
- MALAKIA JACKSON JRPrivate First Class · May 4, 1966
- RUDOLPH JACKYMACKPrivate First Class · May 4, 1966
- JIMMY MCDONALD MALONEStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- FAIRLEY WAIN MILLSSpecialist Four · May 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ROGER LEE BERGPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 22
From Raphine
- THOMAS WILMER MYNESSergeant · December 30, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.