August 9, 1945 - December 10, 1998

Taken from Military records - Ancestry.com:
Name: Ernst John Bruene
Service Info.: A1C US AIR FORCE VIETNAM
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1945
Death Date: 10 Dec 1998
Service Start Date: 29 Aug 1963
Interment Date: 23 Dec 1998
Cemetery: Riverside National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 22495 Van Buren Boulevard Riverside, CA 92518
Buried At: Section 46a Site 2917