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ARTHUR JAMES EARLES
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 6, 1947 – January 5, 1968
Service recordArthur James Earles, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 5, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 33E, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33E · Line 45
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 6, 1947
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 5, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date January 5, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33E, Line 45
- JOSE CAIQUEPCorporal · January 5, 1968
- JOHN RONALD CARLOCKPrivate · January 5, 1968
- ALBERT MORGAN CARWITHENSergeant · January 5, 1968
- SIDNEY HOMER COOLERPrivate First Class · January 5, 1968
Same unit, same day
- SIDNEY HOMER COOLERPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 45
- WILLIAM JAMES DESILETSSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 46
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 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.