Donald William Bruch Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromMontclair New Jersey
Date of DeathApril 29 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
First Lieutenant Bruch was a member of the 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On April 29, 1966, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission about 12 miles northeast of Hanoi, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by hostile fire and crashed. Listed as missing in action or unrecoverable, his remains have recovered and identified. His is name is permanently inscribed on the Vietnam Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.