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HONORED ON PANEL 32W, LINE 36 OF THE WALL
JOHN EDWARD BOHNSACK
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JOHN E BOHNSACK
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32W/36
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LEFT FOR JOHN EDWARD BOHNSACK
POSTED ON 3.16.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris
Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
POSTED ON 12.20.2017
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Ground Casualty
LTC John E. Bohnsack was finance officer (comptroller) serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Army Support Command Cam Ranh Bay, 1st Logistical Command. On February 15, 1969, LTC Bohnsack died in Khanh Hoa Province, RVN, where he reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 39 years-old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
POSTED ON 9.28.2017
POSTED BY: Tom Clark and Brenna McCormack, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana
Indiana Hero
Please watch our video about what we have been doing in the classroom for the past 32 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohw6D-bcfPU
Picture from the Plain Dealer Library
POSTED ON 4.20.2017
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik
Remembered
DEAR LT. COLONEL BOHNSACK,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A COMPTROLLER. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS. IT IS EASTER WEEK, AND PASSOVER - GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A COMPTROLLER. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS. IT IS EASTER WEEK, AND PASSOVER - GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU.
POSTED ON 6.24.2015
POSTED BY: Tom Clark, Teacher Lake Central High School
John Edward Bohnsack - Hero
John "Jack" Edward Bohnsack
Lieutenant Colonel John Edward Bohnsack an Evansville native, died in a Saigon, Vietnam hospital on Saturday, February 15, 1969 shortly after he become ill while attending a meeting in that city. Military authorities reported that he suffered a myocardial infarction. He was 39.
He was born on 28 November 1929, in Evansville, Indiana and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Bohnsack. He planned to retire in November, after completing 20 years in the Army. He was a finance officer and stationed in Saigon since November 3, 1968.
A 1947 graduate of Bosse High School, he studied one year at Lockyear’s Business College before entering the United States Army in November 1949 an upon graduating from Officer Candidate School, received his commission as a Second Lieutenant. While in the service, he was stationed in Germany for five years and also served as chief of the control and processing division at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis.
In April 1967, while at Fort Harrison, Lt. Col. Bohnsack was presented with a plaque by officers of the American Federation of Government Employees Lodge 1411 for his work in improving relations between the military and the AFGE.
He also holds the Army Commendation Medal.
He was a member of the Hadi Temple Shrine, the Scottish Rite Panama Canal Lodge, and the Lessing Lodge of Evansville.
Lieutenant Colonel John Edward Bohnsack was buried with military honors in Evansville's Oak Hill Cemetery on 25 February 1969.
John was survived by his parents and three children; Debbie, Lisa, and Jay.
Lieutenant Colonel John Edward Bohnsack an Evansville native, died in a Saigon, Vietnam hospital on Saturday, February 15, 1969 shortly after he become ill while attending a meeting in that city. Military authorities reported that he suffered a myocardial infarction. He was 39.
He was born on 28 November 1929, in Evansville, Indiana and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Bohnsack. He planned to retire in November, after completing 20 years in the Army. He was a finance officer and stationed in Saigon since November 3, 1968.
A 1947 graduate of Bosse High School, he studied one year at Lockyear’s Business College before entering the United States Army in November 1949 an upon graduating from Officer Candidate School, received his commission as a Second Lieutenant. While in the service, he was stationed in Germany for five years and also served as chief of the control and processing division at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis.
In April 1967, while at Fort Harrison, Lt. Col. Bohnsack was presented with a plaque by officers of the American Federation of Government Employees Lodge 1411 for his work in improving relations between the military and the AFGE.
He also holds the Army Commendation Medal.
He was a member of the Hadi Temple Shrine, the Scottish Rite Panama Canal Lodge, and the Lessing Lodge of Evansville.
Lieutenant Colonel John Edward Bohnsack was buried with military honors in Evansville's Oak Hill Cemetery on 25 February 1969.
John was survived by his parents and three children; Debbie, Lisa, and Jay.