Bruce P. Crandall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bruce P. Crandall

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1933

Place of Birth: Olympia, Washington, United States

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired U.S.
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 an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to US forces.
By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown more than 900 combat missions.
He retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel and worked several jobs in different states before settling down with his wife in his home state of Washington.