Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Karl Edwin Nestler
Headstone of Karl Edwin Nestler
U.S. Army · United States United States

Karl Edwin Nestler

Colonel
1927 – 2014
3 wars 1 assignment

Colonel Karl Edwin Nestler served in the U.S. Army for 28 years and 1 month. Karl served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Karl was 87 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Army · 1951 – 1979

Highest rank

Colonel

Wars

Korean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1951 – 1979
Conflicts
Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 76
Grave 91
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Laid nearby · Section 76

2,008 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Lawrence Edwin KozainGrave 117Thomas Charles MillsGrave 90Robert F JonesGrave 65Boss Elder VestGrave 116Robert Edwin MaysGrave 118Helen MaysGrave 118Ellenor MastorioGrave 144Gaetano Anthony MastorioGrave 144Sarah HahnGrave 89Robert Lee HahnGrave 89Sonja PrattGrave 115Roger Francis Pratt Jr.Grave 115
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