Joseph Packer - Airman Second Class

Hometown:
Camden
D.O.B.:
July 13, 1945
County:
Not Available
Rank:
Airman Second Class
Branch:
Air Force
Date of Casualty:

June 16, 1966

Casualty Status:
Killed In Action
Country of Incident:
South Vietnam

Joseph E. Packer, Jr. was born on July 13, 1945. His home of record is Camden, NJ. Joseph was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.

He served in the US Air Force and attained the rank of Airman Second Class (A2C).

Packer was killed on June 16, 1966, when the truck he was driving swerved off a narrow bridge in Vietnam, while trying to avoid hitting a Vietnamese woman and her baby.

Sources: Various websites and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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