LESKOVEC JOHN R

MAJ John R Leskovec was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 02/04/2011 at the age of 63.5 from Heart disease
Killeen, TX
Flight Class 71-11
Date of Birth 08/12/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Jim Fulbrook

More detail on this person: John Raymond Leskovec, age 63 of Killeen, Texas passed away February 4, 2011 from chronic heart disease. He was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida and a graduate of Escambia High School and Chamanaud University in Hawaii. He served in Viet Nam as a combat helicopter pilot of a Cobra Gunship flying many operational missions for which he was awarded the DFC, Bronze Star Medal with several awards of the Air Medal in addition to several other combat and peace time awards. Upon separation from active duty he entered the US Army Reserve as a Major and served with the Green Beret Special Forces on active duty tours in Central America on drug interdiction operations. For the past 14 years, he has been employed by the DCS Corporation as an Apache Helicopter Longbow technical specialist assigned to the US Army Aviation Branch as a technical advisor. He is survived by his father, Major Raymond F. Leskovec (US Army Ret) and sister, Virginia L. Leskovec, both of Pensacola, Florida; God Daughter Amanda Edgington, daughters, Brali and Emma of Enterprise, Alabama; Jenifer Stout and son, Isaiha of Killeen, Texas. He is predeceased in death by his mother, Hazel Virginia Leskovec.

A service will be held at Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel at 11am on March 4, 2001. Burial will be at Barrancas National Cemetery at 11:45am with a grave side service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV).

Please express your condolences at www.Oaklawnfunerals.com

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025