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Donald Lee Wester

Name	Donald Lee Wester
Rank/Grade	SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Race	Caucasian
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	Mar 15, 1948
From	Cleaton, Kentucky
Length of Service	1 year
Tour Began	Nov 19, 1967
Casualty Date	Oct 2, 1968
Location	QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile/Non-Hostile	HOSTILE
Classification	HELICOPTER - CREW AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body Recovered	Yes
Religion	Baptist
Vietnam Memorial	Panel 42W - - Line 65

Donald Lee Wester

Visitor Comments

Posted by:	Eric Findley
Date:	Friday, August 1, 2003 10:46 PM UTC
Relationship:	friend
From:	Winchendon,Ma
Comments:	Rest in peace my friend,have missed talking to you for over 30 years now,Rest in peace,salute

Posted by:	Marsden Sanford
Date:	Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:10 AM UTC
Relationship:	fellow crew chief
From:	Oakdale Ct
Comments:	Don was a good buddy at the EM club at the end of the days flights, poker and acey ducey were our favorites. Don would always bust my stones for being from Ct. He was proud to be from Cleeeeeton Ky. as he would pronounce it with his special grin. Rest in Peace Brother, I think of you often.

Posted by:	Sharon McGill
Date:	Monday, December 6, 2021 4:01 AM UTC
Relationship:	Cousin
From:	Knoxville
Comments:	Eric and Marsden, thank you so very much for remembering Donnie. I was so very young when we lost him but our entire family has always made sure we knew The Man. Marsden, your comment especially touched me. If you only knew how small Cleeeeeeton is you could understand the pride. Knowing Donnie put the emphasis on his hometown and shared the pride of being from there, well it’s touching. Knowing Donnie made someone from Ct. take notice of Cleaton Ky. is just too cool! I wouldn’t have expected anything less.