// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Francisco Adolfo Castillo? A castle in the family tree.
Francisco Adolfo Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1927 |
| Died | 17 June 1982 (aged 55) |
| Allegiance |  El Salvador |
Branch | Salvadoran Army |
Service years | ? – 1982 |
Rank |  Colonel |
Conflicts | Salvadoran Civil War |
Francisco Adolfo Castillo (c. 1927 – 17 June 1982) was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the Deputy Minister of Defense during the Salvadoran Civil War.[1] He was a member High Command General Staff during the final offensive of 1981.[2] He was killed in June 1982 when the military helicopter he was onboard was shot down in Perquín, Morazán, by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 Bonner, Raymond (19 June 1982). "Salvadoran Colonels Die in Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ Bosch 1999, pp. 76–78.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bosch, Brian J. (1999). The Salvadoran Officer Corps and the Final Offensive of 1981. Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland & Company Incorporated Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0612-7.
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