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RONALD FRANK BOEING
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 21, 1950 – September 7, 1972
Service recordRonald Frank Boeing, of Richland Center, Wisconsin, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 7, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 71
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
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 21, 1950
- Home of record
- Richland Center, Wisconsin (Richland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 7, 1972
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date September 7, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In September 1972, 36 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
He died in Bien Hoa Province 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.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 71
- DONALD JERRY HANNINGCaptain · September 3, 1972
- DONALD FREDRICK LINDLANDCommander · September 6, 1972
- DONALD ARTHUR GERSTELLieutenant Commander · September 8, 1972
- ALAN PAUL AHLFIELDPrivate First Class · September 10, 1972
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.