Eleanor Grace Alexander ★ Vietnam War Gold Star Veteran from New Jersey
On November 30, 1967 Captain Alexander was declared a casualty of the Vietnam War. ★ She served with honor in the United States Army. ★ She is remembered by the people of New Jersey. ★ May her positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 307144 |
| Service ID | N2331728 |
| Name | Eleanor Grace Alexander |
| From | Rivervale, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Birth Date | September 18, 1940 |
| Casualty Date | November 30, 1967 |
| War | Vietnam War |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Specialty | Nurse |
| Unit/Group | 44th Medical Brigade, 85th Evacuation Hospital, 55th Medical Group |
| Casualty Type | Killed in action, air crash |
| Location | Quang Binh, Vietnam |
| Burial | Saint Andrews Cemetery, River Vale, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Notable Awards |
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered | Eleanor Grace Alexander is buried or memorialized at Saint Andrews Cemetery, River Vale, Bergen County, New Jersey.  Eleanor is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. Name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 31E, Line 8. |
Additional Details
Two US Army nurses, Captain Alexander of Westwood, New Jersey, and Lt Orlowski of Detroit, Michigan died on November 30, 1967 when their transport plane crashed. They had been sent to a hospital in Pleiku to help out during a time of heightened fighting. Alexander was 27, Orlowski 23. Both were posthumously awarded the Bronze Star medal.Eleanor Grace Alexander graduated from D'Youville College School of Nursing in Buffalo, Erie County, New York in 1961. She had been working as a surgical nurse in New York County, New York. She was a political activist, and often voiced concern about the Vietnam War. Restless after six years at Madison Hospital in New York City, Eleanor joined the Army Nurse Corps in May 1967 and asked to be assigned to Vietnam. On November 30, 1967 she was a passenger on the US Air Force C-7B De Havilland Caribou #62-4175 from the 458th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Cam Ranh Air Base. They hit a mountain about 5 miles south of Qui Nhon after they missed their approach in bad weather. This was a terrible single incident loss, with 26 people killed in the crash. Four crewmen, two Air Force passengers, 18 US Army personnel, and two US civilians. Five of the passengers were medical personnel. We identified 24 casualties in our archive related to the #62-4175 incident on November 30, 1967.
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ Nurse Corps Badge
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Vietnam Campaign Medal
★ Vietnam Service Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross
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