Palma, Luco William
Navy Seaman
Luco William Palma, age 20, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Luco was one of the men seen on television April 17, 1970 as he and other frogmen dropped into the South Pacific to assist the astronauts and secure their space craft.
Date of death: Friday, September 18, 1970
Death details: Killed by a land mine in Vietnam while on a volunteer patrol mission
Source: National Archives, Associated Press