Boswell III, Henry, LCDR

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1970-1971, 131X, HS-8 Eight Ballers
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Home State
Mississippi
Mississippi
Year of Birth
1943
 
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Last Address
Pittsboro, NC
Cremated, Ashes with Family
Date of Passing
Jul 03, 2002
 

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(This is the obituary for Henry's Dad, and is how I initially found him and family members)
Henry Boswell Jr.
Obituary
Henry Boswell Jr. GREENSBORO - Henry Boswell Jr., Col. U.S. Army retired, passed away in Greensboro, N.C. on Wednesday, June 2, at the age of 91. Henry was born in Sanatorium, Miss., to Dr. Henry Boswell, founder of the Mississippi State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and Iola Saunders Boswell. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1941 and served in the China Burma India theater of World War II throughout the war. Upon his return, he obtained his MBA from Harvard and continued to serve in the Army until his retirement at Fort Lee, Va. Upon his retirement in 1970, he managed a marina in Hatteras, N.C., before becoming the director of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. After fully retiring, he settled in Grand Junction, Colo., before moving to Greensboro in 2001.

He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Catharine Eastburn Boswell; two sons, **************Lt. Cmdr. Henry Boswell III ************* and Dr. John E. Boswell; and two sisters, Georgia Neal Tyson and Helen Dear, both of Jackson.

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I have spoken with two of Pete's Aunt's and his sister and obtained most of this information.

Henry's Grandfather gave him the Nickname "Pistol" when Henry was in high school.

"Pistol" retired as LCDR from the Navy and became a Forester because of his love for the great outdoors.

   
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Henry was cremated and ashes remain with family member.

Henry Boswell III had requested appointment to West Point, 1960.

Henry "Pistol" is mentioned numerous times beginning on page 62, in the book titled "U.S. Navy Seawolves - The Elite HAL-3 Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam" written by Seawolf Daniel E. Kelly.

   

  1966-1967, 131X, Commander, US Naval Forces Vietnam (COMNAVFORV)

Lieutenant Junior Grade

From Month/Year
December / 1966

To Month/Year
October / 1967

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Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade

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131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

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Not Specified

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Commander, US Naval Forces Vietnam (COMNAVFORV)

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Combat - Sea
 

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Howard, Joseph Bowyer, CDR, (1950-1974) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Myers, Charles Elmore, CAPT OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Rowell, George William, LCDR, (1956-1978) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Savage, Jimmy Roscoe, LCDR, (1952-1973) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Baron, Victor Stanley, LT OFF 131X Lieutenant
Cope, Alfred Lovell, LCDR, (1958-1982) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Coyne, Martin Carleton, LT, (1964-1968) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Deininger, Roger A., LT OFF 131X Lieutenant
Guinn, Harold Wilson, LCDR, (1959-1975) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Pressey, Willis Winslow, LT, (1963-1970) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Smith, Raleigh Merritt, CDR OFF 131X Lieutenant
Walker, James Robert, CDR, (1958-1988) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Goza, Leonard Elmo, LTJG OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Padgett, Norman Ray, CDR OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Burke, James Francis, ENS, (1962-1967) OFF 131X Ensign
Edris, Richard John, CDR, (1951-1966) OFF 111X Commander
WITHAM, Burton Brooks, CAPT, (1942-1973) OFF 113X Commander
Bouchard, Joseph Samuel, CDR, (1944-1976) OFF 633X Lieutenant Commander
Finley, Mark, LCDR, (1964-1991) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Poole, James, LCDR, (1959-1979) OFF 00X Lieutenant
Miess, Sam, LCDR, (1961-1986) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Robinson, Philip Owen, LTJG, (1963-1966) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Elliott, Robert Edward, CAPT, (1943-1973) OFF 410X Captain
Foley, William, LT, (1963-1972) AP AP-0000 Lieutenant
Mumford, Stanley, LCDR, (1943-1973) 00 00E Lieutenant Junior Grade
Watts, Don, MCPO, (1940-1970) BM BM-0215 Master Chief Petty Officer
Austin, Marshall Dale, CPO, (1942-1975) AD ADJ-0000 Chief Petty Officer
BASHORE, CHARLIE, CMDCM, (1955-1986) QM QM-9502 Chief Petty Officer
Ghormley, Paul James, SCPO, (1952-1976) AO AO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Perkins, Bobby Wayne, CPO, (1951-1971) AD ADJ-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Reed, Richard Eugene, CPO, (1948-1967) AE AE-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Swart, James Franklin, MCPO, (1956-1978) AO AO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Wank, John LeRoy, CPO, (1948-1967) AM AMH-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Allchin, Gerald, MCPO, (1957-1990) YN YN-2514 Petty Officer First Class
Dodd, Daniel, CPO, (1950-1970) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Fields, Charles Douglas, PO1, (1957-1977) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Gilbert, Jimmie, PO1, (1959-1979) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Goodson, James Burl, PO1, (1960-1977) AD ADJ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
GROCE, Donald Bruce, SCPO, (1958-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Guth, Frederick, SCPO, (1958-1979) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hassett, Garnett Wendell, SCPO AM AMH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Herrera, Avelino, PO1, (1955-1975) DK DK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Johnson, William H., PO1, (1954-1973) CS CS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Johnstad, Allen, PO1, (1956-1975) DM DM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Lopes, Douglas Gene, SCPO AD AD-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Ott, Edward Louis, PO1, (1956-1967) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Potts, Joe, CPO SD SD-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Seaman, Robert Gary, PO1, (1956-1976) AD ADJ-8324 Petty Officer First Class
Stephens, Gary Lee, CPO, (1957-1978) AD ADJ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Sutton, Benjamin H. R., CPO, (1951-1973) AM AMH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Taylor, Sam Arlan, CPO, (1959-1979) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
York, James Wesley, PO1, (1961-1981) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bartleson, Jerry Lee, PO2, (1967-1971) ADJ ADJ-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bell, Bruce, CPO, (1962-1988) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bolton, Donald Truman, PO1, (1963-1969) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bondurant, William Stewart, PO2, (1966-1970) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brendt, Bernard, MCPO, (1963-1993) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Collett, Charles Edward, MCPO, (1962-1992) AM AMH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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