CHASTINE ROBERT T

MAJ Robert T. Chastine was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/16/2016 at the age of 73.5
Huntsville, AL
Flight Classes 66-9W and 66-2
Date of Birth 12/26/1942
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 187 AHC in 66-67, 330 TC CO in 69-70
Call sign in Vietnam BLACKHAWK 57
This information was provided by Al Major

More detail on this person: Maj Robert Thomas (Bob) Chastine, Sr., (Retired), 73, died after a long struggle with lung cancer on Thursday., June 16, 2016 in Huntsville, AL with his family at his bedside. He is survived by his wife Linda, children Robert, Melissa, and grandchild Tiffany. Funeral service for Robert will be Thursday, at 1:00 p.m. at the Redstone Arsenal Bicentennial Chapel viewing from noon to 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Visitation Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.

Robert was one of the original Blackhawk pilots when the unit deployed in 1967.

This information was last updated 09/04/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024