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ARTHUR RAY BOLLINGER
Captain · U.S. Air Force
June 13, 1944 – February 5, 1973
Service recordArthur Ray Bollinger, of Greenville, Illinois, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 5, 1973, in Laos, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 114
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- June 13, 1944
- Home of record
- Greenville, Illinois (Bond County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 5, 1973
- Age
- 28
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date February 5, 1973. In February 1973, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 114
- WILLIAM STERLIN STRINGHAMPetty Officer Third Class · February 3, 1973
- DALE BRANDENBURGSergeant · February 5, 1973
- PETER RICHARD CRESSMANSergeant · February 5, 1973
- GEORGE ROSS SPITZCaptain · February 5, 1973
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.