Press Release | Oct. 17, 2024

Pilot Accounted for from Vietnam War (Trudeau, A.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Warrant Officer Albert R. Trudeau, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Sept. 11, 2024.

In October 1971, Trudeau was assigned to the 68th Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group. On Oct. 26, Trudeau was serving as the pilot of a CH-47B “Chinook” helicopter when it went down over water in bad weather while flying from Tuy Hoa to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. Remains of four of the 10 Soldiers on board were recovered during search and rescue operations following the crash, but Trudeau was not accounted for.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Trudeau’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.