Vietnam War
Unit | Troop F, 8th Cavalry Regiment |
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Rank | Warrant Officer First Class U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Date of Death | April 2 1972 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Warrant Officer, First Class Frink was a member of Troop F, 8th Cavalry Regiment 196th Infantry Brigade. On April 2, 1972, he was the co-pilot of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) trying to rescue Air Force personnel shot down north of Quang Tri, South Vietnam. His aircraft was shot down and he was killed. His remains were recovered on February 8, 1993 and identified on February 7, 1994. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.