UDTs Palma, Luco William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Palma ​

• FORENAME

Luco William ​

• UNIT

U.S.N. UDT-13 ​

• RANK

Seaman ​

• NUMBER

032405566 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th September 1970 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Tewksbury,Massachusetts​

born 27.6.1950 Tewksbury,Massachusetts​

single​

grew up in East Boston​

graduated Tewksbury High School 1968​

member of the Apollo 13 recovery force 17.4.1970​

KIA Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 07W Row 072 ​

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[Greg Copeland]

Gone and not forgotten

Luco, you are long since gone from this earth and your loved ones that felt the sting of your loss so many years ago. I want to take this moment to also pay homage to the times of joy and hope your brought them during your short and accomplished life.
You have made us all proud by your selfless actions and heroic activity. I can only imagine you as an adult as I was just born when you passed. I hope it brought you joy and happiness to know of that while you were in country. I look at the photos of you in country as well as some other pics from a year book I got to view with Tony Makuul which was the squad you guys replaced, The best of the best. I had the great opportunity to work directly under Mac for a number of years and he told me little...showed me much and respects you. I am proud to have the same blood running through my veins as all of the names on the wall especially yours Luco. We are proud and slotted for great things...this is the reality for our family line...shows its strength.

We All Love You and Miss Your Light in the World Luco.