Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall, U.S. Army receives the Medal of Honor in 2007 for extraordinary heroism in the Vietnam War (1965). Insignia or insigne pl '-nia' or '-nias' (in Latin, insignia...
Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired U.S. Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang. During the battle he flew 22 missions in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to bring ammunition and supplies and evacuate the wounded. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown over 900 combat missions.