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ARTHUR GERALD DENTON
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
August 8, 1940 – August 18, 1971
Service recordArthur Gerald Denton, of West Allis, Wisconsin, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on August 18, 1971, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 133 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 133
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 First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Tactical Electronics Maintenance Chief (31W)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- August 8, 1940
- Home of record
- West Allis, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 18, 1971
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date August 18, 1971; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 133
- TIMOTHY JAMES LYNCHSpecialist Four · August 16, 1971
- ANTONIO TONY TOSAPrivate · August 17, 1971
- WILLIE CLYDE KUYKENDALLPrivate First Class · August 18, 1971
- JOHN LESLIE BRANNONPrivate First Class · August 19, 1971
From West Allis
- ROBERT GRESKOWIAKCaptain · May 15, 1965
- DUNCAN FREDERICK KRUEGERPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM TAMM ARNOLDLieutenant Commander · November 18, 1966
- THOMAS LAWRENCE MEIDAMSpecialist Four · August 4, 1967
- DELFERD BENJAMIN DUNIFERSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
- RICHARD BURBACHFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM JAMES HONDELSecond Lieutenant · March 13, 1968
- STANLEY FRANK URBASSpecialist Four · January 26, 1969
- WILLIAM DONALD BAKKENPrivate First Class · February 12, 1969
- JOHN ALLEN BUSCHKESergeant · February 23, 1969
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.