Joseph Angelo Cestare

Vietnam War
UnitMarine Observation Squadron 2
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromNew York New York
Date of DeathApril 20 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
First Lieutenant Cestare was a member of the Marine Observation Squadron 2, Marine Air Group 16, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 20, 1968, he was the pilot of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1E) on a search and destroy mission over Da Nang, South Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed killing him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.