Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone shared by 7 interments, including Valmore William Bourque
Headstone shared by 7 interments, including Valmore William Bourque
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Valmore William Bourque

Captain
1936 – 1964
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 01E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping Lost With Him

Captain Valmore William Bourque served in the U.S. Air Force. Valmore served with the 315th Troop Carrier Group. Valmore served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Valmore was 28 years old.

How He Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Keepsakes
Group marker, Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Grave 10595. Five airmen of the United States Air Force and two soldiers of the United States Army died together in a downed aircraft over Cambodia on 24 October 1964 and were buried together beneath one stone carrying all seven names. Front face, carrying the names. Shared stone
Group marker, Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Grave 10595. Five airmen of the United States Air Force and two soldiers of the United States Army died together in a downed aircraft over Cambodia on 24 October 1964 and were buried together beneath one stone carrying all seven names. Front face, carrying the names. 0 views
Group marker, Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Grave 10595. Five airmen of the United States Air Force and two soldiers of the United States Army died together in a downed aircraft over Cambodia on 24 October 1964 and were buried together beneath one stone carrying all seven names. Reverse. Shared stone
Group marker, Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Grave 10595. Five airmen of the United States Air Force and two soldiers of the United States Army died together in a downed aircraft over Cambodia on 24 October 1964 and were buried together beneath one stone carrying all seven names. Reverse. 0 views
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
309TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN, 315TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, 13TH AF
1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)
CAPT
SOUTH HADLEY FALLS, MA
1964
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Vietnam War Cold War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 01E · Line 67 cut as VALMORE W BOURQUE
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 60
Grave 10595
Lost With Him

Downed aircraft, Cambodia · 24 October 1964
Cambodia

Group marker, front Group marker, back
NameRankBornDiedAgeRoleChainGraveDecInsc
Robert George Armstrong 1stLt O-2 1939-03-03 1964-10-24 25 Aboard — ✓ 5 1
— Valmore William Bourque Capt O-3 1936-07-23 1964-10-24 28 Aboard — ✓ 5 1
— Ernest Joseph Halvorson SSgt E-5 1926-04-20 1964-10-24 38 Aboard — ✓ 6 1
Theodore Bert Phillips SSgt E-5 1930-02-25 1964-10-24 34 Aboard — ✓ 6 1
Eugene Richardson A1C E-3 1942-12-08 1964-10-24 21 Aboard — ✓ 5 1
Charles Pierce Sparks PFC E-3 1938-10-06 1964-10-24 26 Aboard — ✓ 4 1
Lawrence Woods SSG E-6 1925-03-18 1964-10-24 39 Aboard — ✓ 5 1

7 men recorded for this loss. A dash is a hole, not a fact.

In Our Keeping
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Valmore William Bourque
Captain
U.S. Air Force
- 1964
315th Troop Carrier Group
Captain
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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