First Composite Radio Company

Fleet Marine Force Pacific

 Bob is from Perrysburg, Ohio, and served in the US ARMY from 1959 to 1979. He served in the Army Security Agency from 1959 to 1963. He was a member the 3rd Radio Research Unit, the first American military unit deployed to Vietnam, from May 1961 to July 1963. He was attached to Sub-Unit #1, 1st Composite Radio Company, FMF (USMC), the first USMC unit deployed to Vietnam, for two months in October-November 1962.After leaving ASA, he served in diverse intelligence assignments until he retired from active duty, as a CWO-3, in 1979. After retiring from active duty, he served as a civilian intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Special Office for POW/MIA, 1979-1993, and the Defense POW/MIA Office, 1993-2001. He served in Vietnam a total of 60 months between 1961 and 1975. He also served with the U.S. MIA Office in Hanoi for 48 months during 1991-1995. He speaks and writes Vietnamese fluently, and has translated several Vietnamese language war histories. He is married with two children and three grandchildren, and resides i

n Temecula, CA. Bob's e-mail address is rdestatte@verizon.net.

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