ERASMO CAMARGO CASTILLO

HHC 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/11/1967

Age: 32
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Sep 1, 1934
From: SAN ANTONIO, TX
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married

CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve
MOS: 0600: Motor Officer
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Sep 15, 1966
Casualty was on Jun 11, 1967
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered

Panel 21E - Line 86

Erasmo Castillo was killed in action while on a civic affairs medical mission,
when he was hit by fragments from a hostile rocket round.

He left behind a wife, one son and three daughters.

Captain Erasmo Castillo in center of photo with his jeep in Vietnam

Photo from A Soldier's Journey by George Graves

CPT Erasmo C. Castillo's decorations

Erasmo is buried at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Erasmo Castillo's grave marker

Photo by Robert Sage from Find A Grave website

For a tribute to Erasmo Castillo click on the following link:

Together We Served

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