Joseph John Slifka, Jr. Obituary (1948 - 1972)

Born Mar 22, 1948, Joseph John Slifka, Jr. attended Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, MD. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Joseph John Slifka, Jr..

Graduation Year	Class of 1966
Date of Birth	Mar 22, 1948
Date of Passing	Jan 21, 1972
About	Army 1st Lt. Joseph Slifka drowned in a helicopter crash in a river near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. He had been in Vietnam since Sept. 27th. as a member of a Special Forces group.
Events	Above details from Evening Star obit. 1-28-1972, and article originally published in the November 1994 issue of The Green Beret. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery 1-31-1972.