The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Carl Henry Bruggemeier
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
February 3, 1953
Second Lieutenant Bruggemeier was the pilot of an AU-1 Corsair attack fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On February 3, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, lost a portion of its wing, crashed and burned. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.