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rdfs:label	Bruce P. Crandall
rdfs:comment	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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Number	0 1 2 3 4
serviceyears	1953
Birth Date	1933-02-17
Branch	20
Nickname	"Snake", "Snakeshit"
Name	Bruce Perry Crandall
Type	service-star oak
Caption	Major Bruce P. Crandall , Medal of Honor recipient
Width	80
Ribbon	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 ResMedRib.svg Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Vietnam gallantry cross-w-palm-3d.svg
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	Olympia, Washington
Awards	Bronze Star Medal Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Rank	25
Battles	Vietnam War *Battle of Ia Drang
laterwork	City Manager, Dunsmuir, California Public Works Manager, Mesa, Arizona
abstract	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.