Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of John Carlton Luke Sr.
Headstone of John Carlton Luke Sr.
U.S. Navy · United States United States

John Carlton Luke Sr.

Lieutenant Commander
1926 – 2018
3 wars 1 assignment

Lieutenant Commander John Carlton Luke Sr. served in the U.S. Navy for 19 years and 9 months. John served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. John was 92 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Navy · 1953 – 1973

Highest rank

Lieutenant Commander

Wars

Korean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1953 – 1973
Conflicts
Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 57
Grave 242
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Laid nearby · Section 57

2,356 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Maurice Gene WhiteGrave 243Simon BeerGrave 277Arlette SeskoGrave 240Stanley Edward SeskoGrave 240John August SpegeleGrave 244Joseph Cornelius FrenoGrave 209James Pierce Horton Jr.Grave 208Jean JonesGrave 278Joe Jerry JonesGrave 278Brian Peter CooperGrave 210Robert Lee FischerGrave 275Maurice Gourgi ShahrabaniGrave 279
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