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ARNOLD BRIAN WALLACE
Private · U.S. Army
April 2, 1945 – January 25, 1967
Service recordArnold Brian Wallace, of San Leandro, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on January 25, 1967, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 78
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- April 2, 1945
- Home of record
- San Leandro, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 25, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date January 25, 1967. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 14E, Line 78
- WILLIAM E GUSEMAN IIICorporal · January 25, 1967
- ARTHUR CECILIO AGUIRREStaff Sergeant · January 26, 1967
- JAMES PHILLIP BAUERPrivate First Class · January 26, 1967
- DENNIS WARREN BAXTERPrivate First Class · January 26, 1967
Same unit, same day
- JEROME CONNERStaff Sergeant · Panel 14E, Line 76
- ARTHUR EDMUND DONOVANCorporal · Panel 14E, Line 76
- ARCHIE MERLIN ELLYSONSergeant First Class · Panel 14E, Line 76
From San Leandro
- ROBERT LEWIS ENGBERSONSpecialist Four · May 6, 1966
- CLAE TERRY NORMANPrivate First Class · June 11, 1966
- LEO CHARLES LAWSONCorporal · July 25, 1966
- KENNETH EDWARD BYERSPrivate · April 4, 1967
- GAYLORD DEAN PETERSENLieutenant Colonel · September 11, 1967
- ROBERT THOMAS ABINAPrivate First Class · November 30, 1967
- JOSEPH D DAUGHTON JRPrivate First Class · February 13, 1968
- HARRY LEWIS BOYLESergeant First Class · July 23, 1968
- RICHARD FRANK WILLIAMSFirst Sergeant · January 8, 1968
- ROBERT DALE TOMLINSONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1968
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.