PALMER BRUCE CAMERON

Name: WO1 Bruce Cameron Palmer
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 08/27/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.0
Date of Birth: 08/20/1948
Home City: Wyoming, MI
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 175 AHC, 13 CAB
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 68-9/68-11
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 46W-043
Short Summary: Ground casualty. MOS 062b
Service number: W3159773
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Ground Casualty
Compliment cause: artillery or mortar
Started Tour: 08/10/1968
"Official" listing: ground casualty
Location: Vinh Long Province IV Corps.
Reason: artillery or rocket
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: OAKWOOD CEMETERY, LOWELL, MI
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 04/26/2002


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