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ARTHUR DOUGLAS WASHINGTON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 10, 1943 – January 15, 1967
Service recordArthur Douglas Washington, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 15, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 39
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- M60a1/A3 Tank System Mechanic (63N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- April 10, 1943
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 15, 1967
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
41 names on the Wall carry the date January 15, 1967. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 39
- KENNETH WARREN TEETERSpecialist Five · January 15, 1967
- DOUGLAS MCARTHUR THOMASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1967
- GARY LEE LININGERPrivate First Class · January 16, 1967
- ALBERT HEUGH SMITHStaff Sergeant · January 16, 1967
Same unit, same day
- NATHANIEL BULLOCKPrivate First Class · Panel 14E, Line 32
- JAMES WARREN CAHALLSpecialist Four · Panel 14E, Line 32
- DAVID LEE MILESPrivate First Class · Panel 14E, Line 36
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 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.