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ARTHUR JOHN CASTILLO
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 4, 1950 – November 10, 1969
Service recordArthur John Castillo, of Pico Rivera, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on November 10, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 52
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 4, 1950
- Home of record
- Pico Rivera, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 10, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date November 10, 1969; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 52
- DANIEL JOSEPH DAVIDENKOConstructionman · November 10, 1969
- JAMES LEE FERRELLSpecialist Five · November 10, 1969
- ROBERT JOHN FULLERSpecialist Four · November 10, 1969
- JAMES MICHAEL HASENFLUGPrivate First Class · November 10, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT PETER QUERYPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 54
- LESLIE FRED SHENKSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 54
- RAUL JOHN VARGASPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 55
From Pico Rivera
- EDWARD LEONARD LOWEPrivate First Class · December 26, 1965
- RICHARD EDWARD WHITINGPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- JIMMY VASQUEZPrivate First Class · December 17, 1966
- JOHN RAYMOND STALTERSergeant · March 3, 1967
- FRANK BARRERAS IIICorporal · March 20, 1967
- RUBEN MAXIMO ARMENTAPrivate First Class · March 30, 1967
- JAMES ALBERT BODALance Corporal · April 29, 1967
- MICHAEL OWEN SHELLEYPrivate First Class · May 29, 1967
- GILBERT SOLANO SALAZARLance Corporal · September 4, 1967
- RONALD L ANDREWSSergeant · October 8, 1967
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.