US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice, Vietnam Veteran, Declared Missing in Action at Sea(MIA).
US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice was a member of the Navy Reserve, LT Brice served our country until June 4th, 1968 in North Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. Eric died and his body was not recovered. LT Brice is on panel 60W, line 008 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
He had been in Vietnam approximately one week. He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
I was with Eric at Embry-Riddle. We were friends. This is much too little and awfully late. I will always remember.
David Stewart
I went to college with your Son Eric. I never had the chance to meet you like I did the other dads, but I know you would have been proud of Eric. I know this because he was proud of you. You are not forgotten. Cameron
I remember Eric. We graduated from Benvenue High School together in 1961. I remember Eric for many reasons but most of all because he paid the ultimate price for my freedom and the freedom of all Americans. I remember Eric because we must not allow him, or the many others that did not return, to be forgotten. I remember Eric because as we may be going to war again very soon, I don't want those men and women that do not return to be forgotten either. I remembered Eric Brice. H. Wayne Walker.
On 04 June 1968 a flight of Phantoms from Fighter Squadron 33 were tasked against a road intersection about 15 miles south of Vinh. Immediately after bomb release, F-4J BuNo 155554, crewed by LT Eric P. Brice and LTjg William A. Simmons, was hit by 37mm antiaircraft fire. Finding himself with only partial hydraulics and throttles jammed in full military power, Brice headed for open water. When about 25 miles off-shore the aircraft caught fire and Brice directed ejection. Simmons ejected without difficulty from the back seat, but the pilot's canopy failed to leave the aircraft. Brice's wingmen watched helplessly as Brice attempted to push the canopy free so that he too could eject - and they watched as the burning aircraft, with Eric Brice still aboard, went into the sea. His body was not recovered. www.virtualwall.org.
A Great Officer and Gentlemen: Lt. Brice was my shop officer. He and I enjoyed talking about North Carolina. I considered him a true friend. I served with him in VF33. Daniel Brown, 561 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27707.
Excerpt from "The Daily Telegram", June 6, 1968:
Memorial Services have been scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for U.S. Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice Jr, 25, who was killed in action Tuesday when his plane was shot down over the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. The Rev. B.C. McMurray of Union Baptist Church and the Rev John Miller, pastor of West Haven Presbyterian Church, will officiate at Johnson Funeral Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted, but those desiring may contribute to a memorial fund at Union Baptist Church.
Lt Brice, son of A.J. Brice of 829 West Haven Blvd, and the late Mrs Beatrice Parker Brice, was assigned to the aircraft carrier America. He was flying a strike mission over North Vietnam when hit by enemy fire. A 1961 Graduate of Benvenue High School, Brice had been in Vietnam for approximately one week. He attended Embry-Riddle Institute in Miami, Fla, where he earned an aeronautical engineering degree. Following graduation from college, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Lorraine Brice of Rocky Mount; his wife, the former Becky Ogle of Birmingham, Ala; a brother; Christopher B Brice of the USAF, Hawaii; a sister, Mrs Linda Stevenson of Greenville; his paternal Grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Walter Brice of Elm City; two maternal aunts, Mrs Edith Clark and Mrs Theresa Luper, both of Rocky Mount; two uncles, Clyde and Merle Joyner of Rocky Mount.
Lt Eric Parker Brice's Memorial/*Cenotaph is at Pineview Cemetery, Nash County, Rocky Mount, NC. His Body was lost at Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin in North Vietnam. It is located at Section 49, Lot 166, Space 2A, specifically.
He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal.
US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice was a member of the Navy Reserve, LT Brice served our country until June 4th, 1968 in North Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. Eric died and his body was not recovered. LT Brice is on panel 60W, line 008 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
He had been in Vietnam approximately one week. He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
I was with Eric at Embry-Riddle. We were friends. This is much too little and awfully late. I will always remember.
David Stewart
I went to college with your Son Eric. I never had the chance to meet you like I did the other dads, but I know you would have been proud of Eric. I know this because he was proud of you. You are not forgotten. Cameron
I remember Eric. We graduated from Benvenue High School together in 1961. I remember Eric for many reasons but most of all because he paid the ultimate price for my freedom and the freedom of all Americans. I remember Eric because we must not allow him, or the many others that did not return, to be forgotten. I remember Eric because as we may be going to war again very soon, I don't want those men and women that do not return to be forgotten either. I remembered Eric Brice. H. Wayne Walker.
On 04 June 1968 a flight of Phantoms from Fighter Squadron 33 were tasked against a road intersection about 15 miles south of Vinh. Immediately after bomb release, F-4J BuNo 155554, crewed by LT Eric P. Brice and LTjg William A. Simmons, was hit by 37mm antiaircraft fire. Finding himself with only partial hydraulics and throttles jammed in full military power, Brice headed for open water. When about 25 miles off-shore the aircraft caught fire and Brice directed ejection. Simmons ejected without difficulty from the back seat, but the pilot's canopy failed to leave the aircraft. Brice's wingmen watched helplessly as Brice attempted to push the canopy free so that he too could eject - and they watched as the burning aircraft, with Eric Brice still aboard, went into the sea. His body was not recovered. www.virtualwall.org.
A Great Officer and Gentlemen: Lt. Brice was my shop officer. He and I enjoyed talking about North Carolina. I considered him a true friend. I served with him in VF33. Daniel Brown, 561 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27707.
Excerpt from "The Daily Telegram", June 6, 1968:
Memorial Services have been scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for U.S. Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice Jr, 25, who was killed in action Tuesday when his plane was shot down over the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. The Rev. B.C. McMurray of Union Baptist Church and the Rev John Miller, pastor of West Haven Presbyterian Church, will officiate at Johnson Funeral Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted, but those desiring may contribute to a memorial fund at Union Baptist Church.
Lt Brice, son of A.J. Brice of 829 West Haven Blvd, and the late Mrs Beatrice Parker Brice, was assigned to the aircraft carrier America. He was flying a strike mission over North Vietnam when hit by enemy fire. A 1961 Graduate of Benvenue High School, Brice had been in Vietnam for approximately one week. He attended Embry-Riddle Institute in Miami, Fla, where he earned an aeronautical engineering degree. Following graduation from college, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Lorraine Brice of Rocky Mount; his wife, the former Becky Ogle of Birmingham, Ala; a brother; Christopher B Brice of the USAF, Hawaii; a sister, Mrs Linda Stevenson of Greenville; his paternal Grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Walter Brice of Elm City; two maternal aunts, Mrs Edith Clark and Mrs Theresa Luper, both of Rocky Mount; two uncles, Clyde and Merle Joyner of Rocky Mount.
Lt Eric Parker Brice's Memorial/*Cenotaph is at Pineview Cemetery, Nash County, Rocky Mount, NC. His Body was lost at Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin in North Vietnam. It is located at Section 49, Lot 166, Space 2A, specifically.
He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal.
US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice, Vietnam Veteran, Declared Missing in Action at Sea(MIA).
US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice was a member of the Navy Reserve, LT Brice served our country until June 4th, 1968 in North Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. Eric died and his body was not recovered. LT Brice is on panel 60W, line 008 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
He had been in Vietnam approximately one week. He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
I was with Eric at Embry-Riddle. We were friends. This is much too little and awfully late. I will always remember.
David Stewart
I went to college with your Son Eric. I never had the chance to meet you like I did the other dads, but I know you would have been proud of Eric. I know this because he was proud of you. You are not forgotten. Cameron
I remember Eric. We graduated from Benvenue High School together in 1961. I remember Eric for many reasons but most of all because he paid the ultimate price for my freedom and the freedom of all Americans. I remember Eric because we must not allow him, or the many others that did not return, to be forgotten. I remember Eric because as we may be going to war again very soon, I don't want those men and women that do not return to be forgotten either. I remembered Eric Brice. H. Wayne Walker.
On 04 June 1968 a flight of Phantoms from Fighter Squadron 33 were tasked against a road intersection about 15 miles south of Vinh. Immediately after bomb release, F-4J BuNo 155554, crewed by LT Eric P. Brice and LTjg William A. Simmons, was hit by 37mm antiaircraft fire. Finding himself with only partial hydraulics and throttles jammed in full military power, Brice headed for open water. When about 25 miles off-shore the aircraft caught fire and Brice directed ejection. Simmons ejected without difficulty from the back seat, but the pilot's canopy failed to leave the aircraft. Brice's wingmen watched helplessly as Brice attempted to push the canopy free so that he too could eject - and they watched as the burning aircraft, with Eric Brice still aboard, went into the sea. His body was not recovered. www.virtualwall.org.
A Great Officer and Gentlemen: Lt. Brice was my shop officer. He and I enjoyed talking about North Carolina. I considered him a true friend. I served with him in VF33. Daniel Brown, 561 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27707.
Excerpt from "The Daily Telegram", June 6, 1968:
Memorial Services have been scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for U.S. Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice Jr, 25, who was killed in action Tuesday when his plane was shot down over the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. The Rev. B.C. McMurray of Union Baptist Church and the Rev John Miller, pastor of West Haven Presbyterian Church, will officiate at Johnson Funeral Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted, but those desiring may contribute to a memorial fund at Union Baptist Church.
Lt Brice, son of A.J. Brice of 829 West Haven Blvd, and the late Mrs Beatrice Parker Brice, was assigned to the aircraft carrier America. He was flying a strike mission over North Vietnam when hit by enemy fire. A 1961 Graduate of Benvenue High School, Brice had been in Vietnam for approximately one week. He attended Embry-Riddle Institute in Miami, Fla, where he earned an aeronautical engineering degree. Following graduation from college, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Lorraine Brice of Rocky Mount; his wife, the former Becky Ogle of Birmingham, Ala; a brother; Christopher B Brice of the USAF, Hawaii; a sister, Mrs Linda Stevenson of Greenville; his paternal Grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Walter Brice of Elm City; two maternal aunts, Mrs Edith Clark and Mrs Theresa Luper, both of Rocky Mount; two uncles, Clyde and Merle Joyner of Rocky Mount.
Lt Eric Parker Brice's Memorial/*Cenotaph is at Pineview Cemetery, Nash County, Rocky Mount, NC. His Body was lost at Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin in North Vietnam. It is located at Section 49, Lot 166, Space 2A, specifically.
He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal.
US Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice was a member of the Navy Reserve, LT Brice served our country until June 4th, 1968 in North Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. Eric died and his body was not recovered. LT Brice is on panel 60W, line 008 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
He had been in Vietnam approximately one week. He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
I was with Eric at Embry-Riddle. We were friends. This is much too little and awfully late. I will always remember.
David Stewart
I went to college with your Son Eric. I never had the chance to meet you like I did the other dads, but I know you would have been proud of Eric. I know this because he was proud of you. You are not forgotten. Cameron
I remember Eric. We graduated from Benvenue High School together in 1961. I remember Eric for many reasons but most of all because he paid the ultimate price for my freedom and the freedom of all Americans. I remember Eric because we must not allow him, or the many others that did not return, to be forgotten. I remember Eric because as we may be going to war again very soon, I don't want those men and women that do not return to be forgotten either. I remembered Eric Brice. H. Wayne Walker.
On 04 June 1968 a flight of Phantoms from Fighter Squadron 33 were tasked against a road intersection about 15 miles south of Vinh. Immediately after bomb release, F-4J BuNo 155554, crewed by LT Eric P. Brice and LTjg William A. Simmons, was hit by 37mm antiaircraft fire. Finding himself with only partial hydraulics and throttles jammed in full military power, Brice headed for open water. When about 25 miles off-shore the aircraft caught fire and Brice directed ejection. Simmons ejected without difficulty from the back seat, but the pilot's canopy failed to leave the aircraft. Brice's wingmen watched helplessly as Brice attempted to push the canopy free so that he too could eject - and they watched as the burning aircraft, with Eric Brice still aboard, went into the sea. His body was not recovered. www.virtualwall.org.
A Great Officer and Gentlemen: Lt. Brice was my shop officer. He and I enjoyed talking about North Carolina. I considered him a true friend. I served with him in VF33. Daniel Brown, 561 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27707.
Excerpt from "The Daily Telegram", June 6, 1968:
Memorial Services have been scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for U.S. Navy Lt Eric Parker Brice Jr, 25, who was killed in action Tuesday when his plane was shot down over the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. The Rev. B.C. McMurray of Union Baptist Church and the Rev John Miller, pastor of West Haven Presbyterian Church, will officiate at Johnson Funeral Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted, but those desiring may contribute to a memorial fund at Union Baptist Church.
Lt Brice, son of A.J. Brice of 829 West Haven Blvd, and the late Mrs Beatrice Parker Brice, was assigned to the aircraft carrier America. He was flying a strike mission over North Vietnam when hit by enemy fire. A 1961 Graduate of Benvenue High School, Brice had been in Vietnam for approximately one week. He attended Embry-Riddle Institute in Miami, Fla, where he earned an aeronautical engineering degree. Following graduation from college, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Lorraine Brice of Rocky Mount; his wife, the former Becky Ogle of Birmingham, Ala; a brother; Christopher B Brice of the USAF, Hawaii; a sister, Mrs Linda Stevenson of Greenville; his paternal Grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Walter Brice of Elm City; two maternal aunts, Mrs Edith Clark and Mrs Theresa Luper, both of Rocky Mount; two uncles, Clyde and Merle Joyner of Rocky Mount.
Lt Eric Parker Brice's Memorial/*Cenotaph is at Pineview Cemetery, Nash County, Rocky Mount, NC. His Body was lost at Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin in North Vietnam. It is located at Section 49, Lot 166, Space 2A, specifically.
He served with Task Force 77, VF-33, CVW-6, Air Craft Carrier USS America, 7th Fleet.
He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal.
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