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Home Town Houston, TX
Last Address Houston, TX
MIA Date Jul 27, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing
Reason Lost At Sea-Unrecovered
Location South China Sea
Conflict Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates 24E 006
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This Sailor has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
ENS Bruce M. Patterson and AE2 Charles D. Hardie were part of the crew of a U.S. Navy KA3H. On 27 July 1967, their aircraft was airborne about 200 miles due east from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) when it encountered difficulties requiring the three crewmen to parachute from the crippled aircraft. The crew safely parachuted from the plane, but only the pilot was rescued. Patterson and Hardie were never found. It was assumed they drowned. Both were classified Killed, Body Not Recovered.
