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BRUCE HUPPERT HEIL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 24, 1949 – March 10, 1971
Service recordBruce Huppert Heil, of Palmyra, New Jersey, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 10, 1971, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 35
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 24, 1949
- Home of record
- Palmyra, New Jersey (Burlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 10, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date March 10, 1971; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 35
- ROBERT THOMAS KISERSpecialist Four · March 10, 1971
- KEVIN CLINTON KRAMERCorporal · March 10, 1971
- RICHARD DANCY MILLERSpecialist Four · March 10, 1971
- ROGER MELVIN PISACRETAChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 10, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT THOMAS KISERSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 35
- CURTIS RICHARD SMOOTSergeant First Class · Panel 4W, Line 36
From Palmyra
- GEORGE LINWOO MCWILLIAMSPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- DONALD RICHARD HUBBSCommander · March 17, 1968
- WALTER JOHN CHRUPCALAPetty Officer Third Class · April 15, 1968
- THOMAS MARTIN HOFFMANNLance Corporal · May 19, 1969
- RICHARD C SCHOENBERGCaptain · November 21, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.