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Christiano, Joseph, Col.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Rochester
Last Address Rochester
Casualty Date Dec 24, 1965
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Col. Joe Christianao served out of DaNang Airbase, South Vietnam.
On 24 December 1965, the crew was aboard an AC-47D aircraft nicknamed "Spooky" that failed to return from a combat strike mission in southern Laos. After a "mayday" signal was sent, all contact was lost with the crew.
His remains were recovered from the crash site in 2012..