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Bruce Perry Crandall

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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born: 1933
died: 2026
age at death: 93
known for: army officer, military aviator, helicopter pilot

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Bruce Perry Crandall was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965, in South Vietnam. During the battle, he flew 22 missions in a Bell Huey helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to United States forces. His actions in the battle of the Ia Drang valley were portrayed by actor Greg Kinnear in the Mel Gibson film, We Were Soldiers.

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