Bruno Hochmuth
Military Person
1911 – 1967
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Who was Bruno Hochmuth?
Bruno Arthur Hochmuth was a Major General in the United States Marine Corps who was killed during the Vietnam War. He would be the first and only Marine division commander to be killed in any war. He was also the first American general to be killed in Vietnam, although Air Force Major General William Crumm had been killed in a B-52 collision over the South China Sea. He was killed when a UH-1E Huey from VMO-3 exploded and crashed 5 miles northwest of Huế. Four others also died in this crash.
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- Born
- May 10, 1911
Houston - Education
- Texas A&M University
- Died
- Nov 14, 1967
Hue - Resting place
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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