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ARCHIE LEON WHALER
Private · U.S. Army
August 6, 1949 – March 24, 1970
Service recordArchie Leon Whaler, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on March 24, 1970, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 40
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Tactical Wire Operations Specialist (36K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- August 6, 1949
- Home of record
- Siloam Springs, Arkansas (Benton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 24, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date March 24, 1970; he was the only one lost in Long An Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 40
- MICHAEL DAVIS ODONNELLMajor · March 24, 1970
- JERRY LYNN POOLCaptain · March 24, 1970
- KENNETH RAYMOND SMITHSergeant · March 24, 1970
- RONALD LEE WHITEPrivate First Class · March 24, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RONALD LEE WHITEPrivate First Class · Panel 12W, Line 40
From Siloam Springs
- JERRY DON LANIERSpecialist Four · July 12, 1967
- REX WAYNE BLISARDSpecialist Four · January 9, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.