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Capt. Robert Coronado,

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homosexual who was convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer, was dismissed from the Air Force yesterday. The dismissal, equivalent to a dishonorable discharge for an enlisted man, will be automatically appealed. Coronado, 32, of San Diego, Calif., was convicted for homosexually raping a young soldier from Ft. Bragg on Aug. 17, 1978. Pfc. Jonathan Heaton said he was hitchhiking when Coronado picked him up, took him to an apartment, tied him down and forced him to have sex.