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ARTHUR HERNANDEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 17, 1949 – April 1, 1971
Service recordArthur Hernandez, of Big Spring, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 99 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 99
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- August 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Big Spring, Texas (Howard County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1971; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 57 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 99
- JERRY KEITH BOBBITTSergeant · April 1, 1971
- JAMES DEAN DAVISCorporal · April 1, 1971
- DONALD JAMES HAVELPrivate First Class · April 1, 1971
- JAMES ARTHUR HIGHSMITHSpecialist Four · April 1, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOHN WILLIAM ANDERSCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 98
- JERRY KEITH BOBBITTSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 99
- JAMES DEAN DAVISCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 99
- PETER LOUIS WINTERCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 100
From Big Spring
- AUGUSTIN CHAVEZ PAREDEZSergeant · November 17, 1965
- LEWIS MCCOY THOMASPrivate First Class · April 14, 1966
- INZAR WILLIAM RACKLEY JRLieutenant Colonel · October 18, 1966
- RICHARD ALLEN SPANGLERSpecialist Five · November 5, 1966
- EDDIE DEAN HOLLANDSWORTHPrivate First Class · December 17, 1966
- WALTER ROGERS BLALOCKSergeant · March 6, 1967
- GENE VAUGHNLance Corporal · May 2, 1967
- DEAN MOORESpecialist Five · November 22, 1967
- ISMAEL HOLGUINSpecialist Four · February 7, 1968
- REYNALDO AYALA SANCHEZPrivate First Class · April 22, 1968
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.