Alfonso Roque Castro (1943 - 1969)

Born 16 Feb 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Nov 1969 at age 26 in Khánh Hòa, Vietnam

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Biography

Captain Alfonso Castro served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: 14 Mar 1967
Unit(s): Aviation Brigade, 10th Aviation Batalion
Service ended: 4 Nov 1969

Captain Alfonso Castro was Killed in Action during the Vietnam War.

Captain Alfonso Roque Castro was born on the 16th of February 1943.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} He was the son of Alfonso Regino Castro and Elizabeth Belen (Anton) Castro.^[6] In 1954 his family lived in Los Angeles, California,^[7] where he was born. Their religion was Roman Catholic.^[6]

Alfonso enlisted in the Army in March of 1967,^[8] starting his tour in Vietnam in December of 1968.^[4] He was a Captain and a Rotary Wing Aviator in the 1st Aviation Brigade in the 10th Aviation Battalion.^[4] Alfonso went missing on the 4th of November 1969,^[1][4] at the age of twenty-six.^[5] Cause of death was listed as aircraft loss, crash not at sea.^[5] His death was not officially reported until the 2nd of September 1973.^[6] Military funeral services were held on the 29th of September, in San Gabriel.^[6] He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California^[9] and is remembered at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and at the Montebello Veterans Memorial. Alfonso was predeceased by two paternal uncles and a maternal uncle. Survivors were both of his parents, his aunts, his uncles, and two sisters.^[6]

Montebello Veterans Memorial

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} SSDI; "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J11Y-BMQ : 11 January 2021), Alfonso R Castro, 04 Nov 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ US Casualties; "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCZ-Z4X : 12 December 2014), Alfonso Roque Castro, 04 Nov 1969; citing Death, Khanh Hoa, NARA NAID 641697, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ California Birth Index; "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJ9-P22 : 27 November 2014), Alfonso Roque Castro, 16 Feb 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} US Personnel Vietnam; "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-QMM : 22 January 2021), Alfonso Roque Castro, .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} US Casualties Vietnam; "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ4-8FG : 12 December 2014), Alfonso Roque Castro, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current". Highland Park News-Herald and Journal; Publication Date: 4 Oct 1973; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/732911121/?article=64523cab-8fbb-4643-91cf-e870072f6b10&focus=0.4814166,0.28838012,0.5960284,0.42825267&xid=3355. Ancestry Record 61843 #1138037730 (accessed 9 May 2022). Name: Alfonso Castro Jr; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 16 Feb 1943; Birth Place: Montebello; Residence Place: Technology, San Gabriel; Death Place: Vietnam; Burial Date: 29 Sep; Obituary Date: 4 Oct 1973; Obituary Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; Newspaper Title: Highland Park News-Herald and Journal; Parents: Alfonso Castro; Elizabeth Castro.
7. ↑ Voter Registration: "California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968". California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61066 #17363665 (accessed 9 May 2022). Name: Alfonso R Castro; Residence Date: 1954; Street Address: 4342 New York St; Residence Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; Party Affiliation: Democrat.
8. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010". Ancestry Record 2441 #6018487 (accessed 9 May 2022). Name: Alfonso Roque Castro; Birth Date: 16 Feb 1943; Death Date: 4 Nov 1969; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 14 Mar 1967; Discharge Date: 4 Nov 1969; Page number: 1.
9. ↑ Burial; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65865381/alfonso-roque-castro : accessed 03 May 2022), memorial page for Capt Alfonso Roque “Fidel” Castro Jr. (16 Feb 1943–4 Nov 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65865381, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Linda Carole Mustion (contributor 29047507) .