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ARNOLD JOHN KULHANEK
Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 12, 1947 – June 2, 1970
Service recordArnold John Kulhanek, of Fayetteville, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 2, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 2
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Fayetteville, Texas (Fayette County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 2, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date June 2, 1970; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 2
- THOMAS EUGENE JOHNSONLance Corporal · June 2, 1970
- KENNETH BERNARD LUTTELCorporal · June 2, 1970
- DAVID EUGENE MITCHELLPrivate First Class · June 2, 1970
- WILLIAM ROY PORTERSergeant · June 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES MICHAEL STOKESFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 3
- DOUGLAS RAYMOND ULMSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 3
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.