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Casualty Info
Home Town Endicott
Last Address Bien Hoa AB
Casualty Date May 16, 1965
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Bien Hoa (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Description Bien Hoa Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (Không quân Nhân dân Vietnam) military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Saigon near the city of Biên Hòa within Dong Nai Province.
During the Vietnam Wars (1955–1975), the base was used by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF). The United States used it as a major base from 1961 through 1973, stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there.
