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ARLYN LORANZ LAMPERT
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 26, 1949 – December 12, 1969
Service recordArlyn Loranz Lampert, of New Albin, Iowa, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on December 12, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 51
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- March 26, 1949
- Home of record
- New Albin, Iowa (Allamakee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 12, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date December 12, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 51
- CASIMIR KULIKSergeant · December 12, 1969
- THOMAS VINCENT MARCHESEPrivate First Class · December 12, 1969
- JOSEPH LOUIS MENDOZASergeant · December 12, 1969
- WILLIAM CARL WHITLATCH JRSergeant · December 12, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GERALD LEE BALDWINCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 49
- BRUCE RONALD FRANZSergeant · Panel 15W, Line 50
- ARTHUR TERRY GALLAGHERCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 50
- THOMAS VINCENT MARCHESEPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 51
- JOSEPH LOUIS MENDOZASergeant · Panel 15W, Line 51
- OTTAWAY LARSON WILLIAMSSergeant · Panel 15W, Line 52
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.