Timothy Harold Artman
Chief Warrant Officer 2, U.S. Army

Timothy Harold Artman was born on 13 August 1944 in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, FL. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 27 December 1965.

On 8 January 1968, then-Warrant Officer Timothy H. Artman was serving with the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade in Long An, South Vietnam.

The helicopter in which Warrant Officer Artman was aircraft commander that day, was hit by hostile ground fire and crashed. Initially reported as Missing, his body was recovered on 14 January 1968.

Artman was posthumously promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal (Merit)
Purple Heart
Air Medal with Award Numeral 28
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Army Aviator Badge

Honors

The name Timothy H Artman is inscribed on Panel 33E Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Death

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Harold Artman died on 8 January 1968. He is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN.

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