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ERIC ALAN BOSCH
Private · U.S. Army
November 29, 1948 – December 27, 1969
Service recordEric Alan Bosch, of Atascadero, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on December 27, 1969, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 97 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 97
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Radio Operator (05B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Atascadero, California (San Luis Obispo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 27, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date December 27, 1969; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 29 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 97
- DONALD WILLIAM ATWELL JRCorporal · December 27, 1969
- WILLIAM EDWARD BONNERFirst Lieutenant · December 27, 1969
- GLENN ALFRED CAILSpecialist Four · December 27, 1969
- MARK CHARLES CORBETTPrivate First Class · December 27, 1969
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL RANDALL EARLChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 15W, Line 98
From Atascadero
- ROBERT STANLEY MAGUIREPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- WILLIAM JAMES HANSENPrivate First Class · July 6, 1968
- TERRY DIXON RATLIFFLance Corporal · September 26, 1968
- DENNIS JOHN STANLEYSpecialist Four · January 3, 1969
- MICHAEL JAMES PADDOCKCorporal · June 28, 1969
- MARK CARL ALFORDSergeant · September 3, 1969
- GARY DEAN HALLIDAYPrivate First Class · March 25, 1971
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.