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ARTHUR HARRIS DYVIG JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 6, 1947 – July 25, 1966
Service recordArthur Harris Dyvig JR, of Ridgefield, Washington, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 25, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 73
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 6, 1947
- Home of record
- Ridgefield, Washington (Clark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 25, 1966
- Age
- 18
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date July 25, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 73
- GARY NOLAN BASSLance Corporal · July 25, 1966
- ROBERT JOHN BOKINAStaff Sergeant · July 25, 1966
- DAVID CLEELANDLieutenant Colonel · July 25, 1966
- EVERETT AUSTIN CURRENCEPrivate First Class · July 25, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JACK PITTMANPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 76
From Ridgefield
- ROBERT LESTER VAUGHANLance Corporal · December 27, 1967
- DAVID WALLACE BAKERSergeant · September 18, 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.