Leonard Baldomir Castillo
Leonard Baldomir Castillo
May 14, 1969
Operation Kentucky Jumper/Operation Apache Snow - Dong Ap Bia
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Leonard Baldomir Castillo
Leonard Baldomir Castillo arrived in Vietnam in April of 1969. He served with Charlie Company, 1st Platoon, 3/187th. He was killed in action on May 14, 1969 during the assault on Dong Ap Bia/Hamburger Hill.
Leonard was from Honolulu, Hawaii and was twenty-one years of age. He is buried at Mililani Memorial Park, Waipahu, Hawaii. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 24W, Line 2.
RIP soldier!
Never forget!
Never forgotten!
Photo obtained from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Information obtained from 3/187th documents obtained by TSTP during research trips to the National Archives and Records Administration as well as from the Coffelt Database.