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ARNOLD C PEARSON
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
May 16, 1938 – November 20, 1966
Service recordArnold C Pearson, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 96
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Multi-Engine Medium Transport Airplane Mechanic (67J)
- Born
- May 16, 1938
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 20, 1966
- Age
- 28
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date November 20, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 96
- MILTON HARRIS LEGRANDSpecialist Four · November 20, 1966
- RICHARD PETER MASSINEPrivate First Class · November 20, 1966
- JAMES A MCCALVYPrivate First Class · November 20, 1966
- DAVID MENDEZPrivate First Class · November 20, 1966
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
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.