Person:Barry Ottenberg (1)

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Barry Bruce Ottenberg
b.29 Nov 1942 Owensdale, Pennsylvania
d.30 Nov 1984
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m. 12 Jun 1928
  1. Frederick Garfield Ottenberg1928 - 1994
  2. Martha Caroline Ottenberg1930 - 1986
  3. Kay Donn Ottenberg1934 - 1969
  4. Barry Bruce Ottenberg1942 - 1984
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Name Barry Bruce Ottenberg
Gender Male
Birth? 29 Nov 1942 Owensdale, Pennsylvania
Military? 1960 Viet NamUS Army
Death? 30 Nov 1984 Cause: Heart attack while deer hunting

Known as Bruce. Enlisted in the Army in the early 1960s. He was in the infantry and did a tour in Viet Nam. He was awarded a purple heart for getting wounded. After his returned from Viet Nam, he was accepted into the Warrant Office Flight School and became a helicopter pilot. He did 2 more tours in Veit Nam. He was very involved in the deve;opment of the weapons systems that were put to use on Apache attach helicopters.

Bruce died from a heart attack in 1984 while deer hunting. He had a large military funeral. A portion of an Army base in Maryland is named for Bruce - the Ottenberg Air Training Facility. Upon his death, the AH064 Apache Helicopter Mantenance Training Facility at Fort Eustis was dedicated in his honor.

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