United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

Russell Palmer Hunter Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

1935 – 1966

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Lieutenant Colonel Russell Palmer Hunter Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. Russell served with the 13 BOMB SQ. Russell served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Russell was 30 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

13TH BOMB SQDN, 405TH FIGHTER WING, 13TH AF

1221A: Pilot

LTCOL

PILOT

GLASTONBURY, CT

1974

Pay grade O04.

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 05E · Line 22 cut as RUSSELL P HUNTER Jr

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Russell Palmer Hunter Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1974

13th Bombardment Squadron

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