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JOE CASTRO
Master Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
September 13, 1938 – April 12, 1975
Service recordJoe Castro, of Fresno, California, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 12, 1975, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 123
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Master Sergeant (MSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Photographic Instrumentation Technician (23570)
- Born
- September 13, 1938
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 12, 1975
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date April 12, 1975; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In April 1975, 16 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 123
- GARY BEDE SIMKINSLieutenant · April 3, 1973
- EDGAR ROBERT MELTONCaptain · April 10, 1975
- WENDLE L PAYNEMaster Sergeant · April 10, 1975
- KENNETH EDWIN NANCEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1975
- WILLIAM MONROE PARKERTechnical Sergeant · April 21, 1975
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 1966
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.