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.