Joseph Stanley Zawtocki Sr.

Vietnam War
UnitCombat Air Group III, Marine Air Force
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromUtica New York
Date of DeathFebruary 8 1968
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Staff Sergeant Zawtocki was a member of the Combat Air Group III, Marine Air Force. On February 8, 1968, he was taken prisoner while fighting on the ground. He died in captivity at Camp ST18, Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. His remains were recovered on August 14, 1985 and identified on November 4, 1985. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.