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DEAN FRANKLIN BOLHOUSE
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 21, 1940 – January 2, 1969
Service recordDean Franklin Bolhouse, of Watertown, South Dakota, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 2, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 35W, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 35W · Line 19
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 21, 1940
- Home of record
- Watertown, South Dakota (Codington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 2, 1969
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date January 2, 1969; seven of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 35W, Line 19
- MICHAEL FRANCIS BASTIANSergeant · January 2, 1969
- RICHARD JOHN BOROVICKSpecialist Four · January 2, 1969
- RONALD WILLIAM FREEMANSpecialist Four · January 2, 1969
- CHARLES DIETER GROHSergeant · January 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT WAYNE JANTZWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 35W, Line 20
- MELVIN DAVID MORGAN JRSpecialist Five · Panel 35W, Line 20
- CHARLES EDWARD SELLNERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 35W, Line 22
From Watertown
- MICHAEL EUGENE GEARHARTPrivate First Class · May 16, 1966
- CHARLES THOMAS LANGENFELDPetty Officer Third Class · April 17, 1968
- JAMES FRANCIS HAIDERSergeant · June 9, 1969
- MARK ROLAND HORNERSpecialist Four · February 15, 1970
- DENIS JAMES ZIMPRICHSpecialist Four · April 7, 1970
- RICHARD ANDREW LARSONCaptain · May 22, 1970
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.