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BRUCE EDWARD BOLTZE
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Marine Corps
January 31, 1938 – October 6, 1972
Service recordBruce Edward Boltze, of Flint, Michigan, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 6, 1972, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 80 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 80
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Intelligence Officer (0202)
- Unit (as recorded)
- SQ 1 1 ANGELICO
- Born
- January 31, 1938
- Home of record
- Flint, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 6, 1972
- Age
- 34
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date October 6, 1972. In October 1972, 65 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in South Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 80
- WILLIAM JAMES TERRYPrivate First Class · October 1, 1972
- RICHARD CARL TESSMANSeaman Apprentice · October 1, 1972
- JOSEPH GRISAFISeaman · October 3, 1972
- ROBERT DALE ANDERSONColonel · October 6, 1972
From Flint
- ROY E STOKESLance Corporal · June 4, 1965
- FRED TOINSSpecialist Four · October 12, 1965
- JAMES LEROY CRAGARStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1965
- DONALD CAMERON MCPHEEGunnery Sergeant · October 24, 1965
- WARDLOW WESLEY PARTEEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BILLIE NEAL PLUMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- RAYMOND CARL ROBINSONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- DENNIS A DESCOPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- JULIAN B WILLOUGHBYStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD DOZIERLance Corporal · August 25, 1966
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.