THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
Paul Eugene Bonnette

Personal Data:

Birth Date: 1/1/47

Birth Place: Springfield, MA

Race: Caucasian

Religion: Episcopal, Anglican

U.S. Citizen: Yes

Father's Name: Elphege Armand Bonnette

Mother's Name: Barbara Helen (Sharpe) Bonnette

Sibling Names: Judith C. Knox (half-sister)

Marital Status: Single

Wife's Name:

Offspring Names:

Education:

School Attended: Tapley School, Springfield, MA

School Start Date: 3/31/52

School Attended: Buckingham Junior High School, Springfield, MA

School Start Date: 9/21/59

School Attended: Classical Junior High School, Springfield, MA

School Start Date: 9/7/60

School Attended: Classical High School, Springfield, MA

School Start Date: 9/5/62

School Attended: Technical High School, Springfield, MA

School Start Date: 9/7/65

High School Diploma: No

Selective Service Data:

SSS Local Board Number: 14

SSS Local Board Location: Springfield, MA

SSS Registration Date: 1/11/65

SSS Registrant Description: 5' 11"/160 pounds/brown hair/blue eyes

Military Service Record:

Entry Date: 12/15/66

Entry Mode: Induction

Entry Location: Springfield, MA

Home Of Record: Springfield, MA

Military Branch: Army

Military Component: Selective Service

Rank: Specialist Four

Rank Abbrev: SP4

Pay Grade: E4

MOS: 67A1F

MOS Title: Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice

MOS Background: Established May 65 as Aircraft Maintenance Crewman. Retitled to Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice in Jan 68. Deleted Mar 73. 5th char of F = flight status. Most were helo door-gunners. Upon promotion to E5 were reclassified to aircraft specific MOS.

Awards Received: Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Air Medal with 1st through 31st Oak Leaf Clusters; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Badges Earned:  Parachutist Badge; Aircraft Crewman Badge; Expert Badge with Rifle Bar and Machine Gun Bar; Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar

Length Of Service: 1 year

Southeast Asia Tour Data:

Date Tour Commenced: 12/7/67

Major Command: 1st Aviation Brigade

Sub Command 1: 12th Aviation Group

Sub Command 2: 11th Aviation Battalion (Combat)

Sub Command 3: 128th Assault Helicopter Company

Base Location: Phu Loi, South Vietnam

Vehicle/Equipment Type: UH-1B Helicopter

Vehicle/Equipment S/N: 62-01874

Army Campaign Number: 5th

Army Campaign Name: Counteroffensive, Phase III

Casualty Data:

Casualty Date: 11/25/68

Co-Casualties: WIA: 3

Casualty Age: 21

Casualty Data 1: Hostile

Casualty Data 2: Helicopter Crewman

Casualty Data 3: Air Loss-Crash On Land

Casualty Province: Bien Hoa Province

Casualty Country: South Vietnam

Casualty Grid Coordinates: YT 020 276

Body: Recovered

Burial/Memorial:

Burial Location: Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield, MA

Burial Plot Location: 722-D-6

Burial Date: 12/9/68

Consigned Funeral Home: Dickinson-Streeter Funeral Home, Springfield, MA

Escort Name: SGT Raymond E. Braziel, USA

Springfield 50 Casualty Order: 28th

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number: 38W

                                                  Line Number: 55

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