Van Voorhis, Bruce Avery, LCDR

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1943-1943, 131X, VB-102

Service Years
1925 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Washington

Year of Birth
1908

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Casualty Info

Home Town Aberdeen, WA	Last Address Coronado, CA

Casualty Date Jul 06, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (VA) - St. Louis, Missouri	Wall/Plot Coordinates 79 279-281

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1943, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, World War II Fallen
	2015, Medal of Honor Recipients - Assoc. Page
	2021, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2021, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2021, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Photo Album (More...)

1942-1943, VP-14

From Month/Year November / 1942	To Month/Year February / 1943
Unit VP-14 Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Unknown	State/Country United States

Patch	VP-14 Details
	Redesignated VP-1D14
	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Fixed Wing	Strength Navy Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 4, 2021

Yearbook

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