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Headstone shared by 3 interments, including Howard Philip Purcell

U.S. Air Force · United States

Howard Philip Purcell

Captain

1933 – 1963

Vietnam Wall · Panel 01E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Captain Howard Philip Purcell served in the U.S. Air Force. Howard served in the Vietnam War.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Place Kontum

Keepsakes

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Service Record

U.S. Air Force

1ST AIR COMMANDO SQDN, 34TH TAC GROUP, 13TH AF

1115A: Pilot, Twin-engine medium bomber (B-26 Marauder)

CAPT

PILOT

KONTUM

1997

Pay grade O03.

Conflicts

Vietnam 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 28 cut as HOWARD P PURCELL

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section 34

Grave 667-A

In Our Keeping

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Howard Philip Purcell

Captain

U.S. Air Force

- 1997

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