Private First Class Bouquin was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed from a chest wound while his unit was consolidating the defense of outpost "Bunker Hill" near Chang-dau, South Korea, on 13 August 1952.

Bouquin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.