Deceased on July 3, 1971 in the service of his country.
School activities are not known.
Phillip Rex Bergfield died in the service of the United States on July 3rd 1971.
He was serving as a Captain in the US Army, assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion 77th Artillery as a Cobra helicopter pilot.
He died while providing fire support to Army ground units in Thua Thien Province, Vietnam, when his helicopter collided in mid-air with another helicopter.
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