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JAMES MARTIN COLITO JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 18, 1944 – September 16, 1967
Service recordJames Martin Colito JR, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 16, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 26E, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26E · Line 78
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 18, 1944
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 16, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date September 16, 1967. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26E, Line 78
- COBBIE JAMES BENTLEYCorporal · September 16, 1967
- ROBERT LEE GABLEPrivate First Class · September 16, 1967
- LAIFELT GRIERPrivate · September 16, 1967
- FREDERICK HIRSCHMANN IIIPrivate First Class · September 16, 1967
Same unit, same day
- ERNEST NICK KROLLPrivate First Class · Panel 26E, Line 79
- DONNIE RAY LUSKCorporal · Panel 26E, Line 79
- JAMES RICHARD SMITHSpecialist Four · Panel 26E, Line 80
- JAMES DAVID WISECorporal · Panel 26E, Line 80
- LAWRENCE JEFFREY WOODSergeant · Panel 26E, Line 81
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.