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Sgt Duane Kimbrow (Skip)
to remember
Bjorke, Erle Lawrence, Capt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town New Brighton
Last Address New Brighton
Casualty Date Oct 15, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Mountain View Memorial Park - Lakewood, Washington
An exceptionally fine memorial to this man was written by his daughter can be found at the following website: Source: http://www.gx2527leftinvietnam.com/homeerle.html
Captain Erle Bjorke was on operations aboard a C-130E (# 64-0548), call sign Term 18 that took off from Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN. The mission was to air drop supplies. It was lost on approach to Khe Sahn.
Notes/Links:
http://www.gx2527leftinvietnam.com/homeerle.html Fine memorial and photos of this young man)