Eugene Henry DeBruin was a former US Air Force staff sergeant who disappeared after an escape attempt from a prison camp in Laos during the Vietnam War.
10 Facts About Eugene DeBruin
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Eugene DeBruin's name appears on a brick in the Veterans Memorial Park's Ring of Honor in his hometown of Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
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Eugene DeBruin was born April 1,1933, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, the second eldest of ten children.
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Eugene DeBruin grew up on a farm and became interested in outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and skiing.
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Eugene DeBruin trained as a smokejumper with the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, then worked as a smokejumper in Alaska Eugene DeBruin then worked as a smokejumper for three years before moving to Mexico to learn Spanish with the intent of becoming a writer.
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Eugene DeBruin's job was to kick the pallets of rice and other food out of an airplane to aid Laotian refugees.
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The Pathet Lao announced that prisoners, including Eugene DeBruin, would be released but did not follow through.
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In 1993, an editor from the Tampa Bay Times wrote that the US Department of State told her Laotian government officials claimed Eugene DeBruin was killed in 1982 during another escape attempt.
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Eugene DeBruin was portrayed by Jeremy Davies in Werner Herzog's 2007 film Rescue Dawn, which focused mainly on Dengler's life.
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Eugene DeBruin was depicted as selfish, unstable, and ready to betray his fellow prisoners at any time.