Name:
Peter Norbert Bruyere
Rank:
Specialist 4th Class
Serial Number:
473604295
Unit:
503rd Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1970-05-25
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Fort Frances Couchiching Reserve Cemetery, Fort Frances, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
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Peter Norbert Bruyere was born on May 15, 1951, in Couchiching, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Bruyere of Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada.
Peter enlisted in the US Army. With orders for duty in Vietnam, he arrived on September 19, 1969, where he was assigned to and served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, USARV.
On May 25, 1970, during a combat operation in Binh Dinh Province, elements of B Company encountered the enemy near Hill 274, some 8 kilometers northeast of Phy My. During the engagement, seven men were killed in action, one of the casualties was SP4 Bruyere, who was killed by hostile rifle fire.
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