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BENJAMIN R BOSTICK IV
Captain · U.S. Army
November 1, 1942 – September 26, 1970
Service recordBenjamin R Bostick IV, of Lexington, Kentucky, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 26, 1970, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 91 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 91
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. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Officer (4823)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- November 1, 1942
- Home of record
- Lexington, Kentucky (Fayette County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 26, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date September 26, 1970. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 43 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 91
- DALE STEWART CHAMBERLAINSpecialist Four · September 25, 1970
- DAVID DARYL WOOTENSergeant · September 25, 1970
- THOMAS MARTIN BARNETTWarrant Officer 1 · September 26, 1970
- ROBERT ERNEST BAUERWarrant Officer 1 · September 26, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DONALD DWIGHT CRAW JRCaptain · Panel 7W, Line 92
- THOMAS SIMON MALMAYSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 93
From Lexington
- WILLIAM KATHMAN BARRETTFirst Lieutenant · October 21, 1965
- DAYMON DONALD HORNStaff Sergeant · December 6, 1965
- VERNON EDWARD HOLLANDLance Corporal · December 18, 1965
- CHARLES EDWARD STRADERStaff Sergeant · February 4, 1966
- JERRY LANG ONANPrivate First Class · May 4, 1966
- WILLIAM LOUIS MADISONChief Master Sergeant · May 15, 1966
- WILLIAM KEEN STOLL JRPrivate First Class · June 18, 1966
- JOHN WILLIAM HAMMSpecialist Four · July 7, 1966
- WILLIAM FRANCIS HOGAN JRCorporal · March 14, 1967
- WILLIAM P CENTERS JRSpecialist Five · May 21, 1967
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.