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Bruno Arthur Hochmuth (May 10, 1911 - November 14, 1967) was a United States Marine Corps major general who was killed in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was the first and only Marine Corps division commander to be killed in any war. He was also the first American general officer to be killed in Vietnam, although a U.S. Air Force major general had been killed on July 24, 1967 in a B-52 bomber collision over the South China Sea. Hochmuth, four other Marines, and a South Vietnamese Army aide were killed when a UH-1E Huey helicopter they were riding in from VMO-3 exploded and crashed five miles northwest of Huế.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 10, 1911
Birth place	Houston
Date of death	November 14, 1967
Place of death	Huế , Vietnam
Resting place	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

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