John Wesley Frink

Vietnam War
UnitTroop F, 8th Cavalry Regiment
RankWarrant Officer First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service FromAlbuquerque New Mexico
Date of DeathApril 2 1972
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
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.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.