Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for
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U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Elmer Larry Holden

Staff Sergeant
1944 – 1968
Purple HeartAir Medal
Air Force Good Conduct MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 58W
Life Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Staff Sergeant Elmer Larry Holden served in the U.S. Air Force. Elmer served with the 37 AIR RES & RECOV SQ. Elmer served in the Vietnam War. Elmer was 24 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Quang Tri
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
37TH ARRS, 3RD AIR RESCUE GROUP, 7TH AF
SSGT
QUANG TRI
2002
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Unit awards

Air Force Good Conduct Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 58W · Line 9 cut as ELMER L HOLDEN
Burial Information
Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
In Our Keeping
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Elmer Larry Holden
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Air Force
- 2002
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
Staff Sergeant
Purple Heart Air Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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