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JAMES WILLIAM BRUHN
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 9, 1937 – November 15, 1966
Service recordJames William Bruhn, of Alma, Nebraska, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 72 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 72
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 162 AVN CO 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 9, 1937
- Home of record
- Alma, Nebraska (Harlan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 15, 1966
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date November 15, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 72
- REXIE LEO ARMESSpecialist Four · November 15, 1966
- WILLY SCOTT BAKERChief Petty Officer · November 15, 1966
- HARRY GILES BROCKPetty Officer Third Class · November 15, 1966
- HARRY M RAVENNA IIIMajor · November 15, 1966
From Alma
- FRED ALLEN NEUBAUERPrivate First Class · February 5, 1969
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.