Steinbrunner, Donald Thomas, Maj

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1535A-Navigator

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1967-1967, 1535A, 315th Air Commando Wing

Service Years
1955 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Washington

Year of Birth
1932

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Casualty Info

Home Town Bellingham	Last Address Tan Son Nhut Air Base

Casualty Date Jul 20, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Kontum (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment United States Air Force Academy Cemetery (VLM) - Colorado Springs, Colorado	Wall/Plot Coordinates 23E 096

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, Celebrities Who Served - Assoc. Page

Photo Album (More...)

Donald Steinbrunner

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1967-1967, 1535A, 12th Air Commando Squadron
	1967-1967, 1535A, 315th Air Commando Wing

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)

Colleges Attended



	1949-1953, Washington State University

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1967-1967, C-123 Provider

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Major Steinbrunner went on active duty in 1966, and was shot in the knee during an earlier mission.

He and his crew were lost during a "Ranch Hand" defoliation operation southwest of Quang Ngai. He was the navigator of UC-1123B (#54-0630) which was brought down by small arms fire.

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