Steven James Bookout Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Steven James Bookout

State of Birth:

IA

Home State:

IA

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1971

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company C, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division; 120th Assault Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade

Location of Service

Camp Evans, New Jersey; Long Binh and Nha Be, Vietnam

Battles/Campaigns

Tet 69 Counteroffensive

Highest Rank

Chief Warrant Officer

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Special duties/highlights/achievements: Helicopter pilot; General William Westmoreland was Bookout's co-pilot.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Photographic print [1 item] -- Photographs

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Interviewer:

William Pontarelli

Contributor:

Daniel Brightwell

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Southfield Veterans Commission

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/69838

Subjects:

Bookout, Steven James

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Steven James Bookout Collection
(AFC/2001/001/69838), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress