Vietnam
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Fallen
Fallen
New England, ND
County:
Hettinger
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Warrant Officer 1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Headquarters Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
77th Artillery Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
101st Airborne Division
Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
Circumstances:
John Brinkmeyer was killed when the Huey helicopter he was piloting was shot down during an ARA mission near FB Tomahawk by extremely heavy small arms fire during an attack on an enemy position North of Da Nang.
Biography:
He is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery - Dickinson, ND.