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ARTHUR ALEN OBRIEN
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 14, 1946 – January 14, 1967
Service recordArthur Alen Obrien, of Tolleson, Arizona, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on January 14, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 29 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 29
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- March 14, 1946
- Home of record
- Tolleson, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 14, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date January 14, 1967; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 29
- ROBERT JEROME MEYERLance Corporal · January 14, 1967
- PAUL RUSSELL NICHOLAS JRPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
- JOSEPH DONAT NOELSpecialist Four · January 14, 1967
- ROBERT LEE PAINTERPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
From Tolleson
- DARRYL MESSERPrivate First Class · August 23, 1965
- ROBERT DIAS LOPEZPetty Officer Second Class · June 1, 1970
- STANLEY ARTHUR GOFFPrivate First Class · September 27, 1970
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.