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ARTHUR BOYD CLARK
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 26, 1944 – December 11, 1969
Service recordArthur Boyd Clark, of Starke, Florida, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 11, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 47
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)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- April 26, 1944
- Home of record
- Starke, Florida (Bradford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 11, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date December 11, 1969; two of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. 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 47
- JOSEPH FRANK BENAKFireman · December 11, 1969
- STEPHEN GRANT CONNERLance Corporal · December 11, 1969
- LARRY RAY DAMERONPetty Officer Third Class · December 11, 1969
- DAVID DOWNING DICKERSONCorporal · December 11, 1969
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES PAUL AUVESecond Lieutenant · Panel 15W, Line 46
- DAVID DOWNING DICKERSONCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 47
- THOMAS ROBERT MARSHALLStaff Sergeant · Panel 15W, Line 48
- THOMAS ANDREW MAYCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 48
From Starke
- ARTHUR BROXTON JRCorporal · June 2, 1966
- LEON BUTLER TRIESTCaptain · October 24, 1966
- ROBERT MELVIN NAILCorporal · June 8, 1967
- LAWRENCE RUTHERFORD KIMBLERSpecialist Four · August 4, 1967
- CHARLES RICHARD CREWSPrivate First Class · November 20, 1967
- JAMES GUY BLACKSHEARSpecialist Four · March 17, 1968
- ROBERT EARL TERRELLPrivate First Class · April 26, 1968
- RONALD ELLIS NEWMANCorporal · April 26, 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.