Joseph James Compa Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit118th Aviation Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromEast Liverpool Ohio
Date of DeathJune 10 1965
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Staff Sergeant Compa was a member of 118th Aviation Company, 145th Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. On June 10, 1965, he was the crew chief of a Bell Huey Utility Helicopter (UH-1B) bringing a team of advisors to Dong Oxai, Phouc Long Province, South Vietnam. As it took off, it went into uncontrolled flight, crashed and burned killing him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.