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Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired U.S. Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang. During the battle he flew 22 missions(in one of the aircraft, then flew 6-8 different aircraft for a true mission total of 70-80 missions) in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to bring ammunition and supplies and evacuate the wounded. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown over 900 combat missions.

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  • Bruce P. Crandall
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  • Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired U.S. Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang. During the battle he flew 22 missions(in one of the aircraft, then flew 6-8 different aircraft for a true mission total of 70-80 missions) in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to bring ammunition and supplies and evacuate the wounded. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown over 900 combat missions.
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  • 1953(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1933-02-17(xsd:date)
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  • "Snake", "Snakeshit"
Name
  • Bruce Perry Crandall
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  • Major Bruce P. Crandall , Medal of Honor recipient
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  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon.png
  • Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg
  • AFEMRib.svg
  • Air Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
  • Bronze Star ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg
  • Army Good Conduct ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg
  • Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
  • Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg
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  • Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg
  • Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg
  • Vietnam gallantry cross-w-palm-3d.svg
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  • Olympia, Washington
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  • *Battle of Ia Drang
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  • City Manager, Dunsmuir, California
  • Public Works Manager, Mesa, Arizona
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  • Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired U.S. Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang. During the battle he flew 22 missions(in one of the aircraft, then flew 6-8 different aircraft for a true mission total of 70-80 missions) in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to bring ammunition and supplies and evacuate the wounded. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown over 900 combat missions. After retiring from the Army he worked several jobs in different states before settling down with his wife in his home state of Washington.
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