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ARTHUR JAMES BEACH
Captain · U.S. Marine Corps
August 29, 1938 – March 20, 1966
Service recordArthur James Beach, of Orange Cove, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 20, 1966, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 25
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Pilot Hmh (7335)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HMM 163 MAG 16 1 MAW FMFPAC
- Born
- August 29, 1938
- Home of record
- Orange Cove, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 20, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date March 20, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 6E, Line 25
- MARK JEFFREY GARDELLAPrivate First Class · March 20, 1966
- RICHARD ANTHONY GROOVERLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- GEORGE HITZELBERGERLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- TOMMIE LOUIS MCFARLANDPrivate First Class · March 20, 1966
From Orange Cove
- EDILBERTO GARCIALance Corporal · March 30, 1967
- RICHARD DALE NORWOODSpecialist Four · September 20, 1967
- ROBERT GEORGE NICHOLASPrivate First Class · June 17, 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.