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ARTHUR LAWRENCE PAPALE
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 5, 1945 – February 16, 1969
Service recordArthur Lawrence Papale, of Biloxi, Mississippi, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 16, 1969, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · 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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 5, 1945
- Home of record
- Biloxi, Mississippi (Harrison County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 16, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date February 16, 1969; eight of them were lost in Kon Tum Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 45
- HUGH RUFUS MCKINNEYCorporal · February 16, 1969
- GARY LEE MILLERFirst Lieutenant · February 16, 1969
- JERRY LAWRENCE MOOREStaff Sergeant · February 16, 1969
- RICK ALTON OLIVERSpecialist Four · February 16, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LARRY MELVIN ALCOSSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 41
- KENNETH JERNIGAN LEWISSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 44
- RICK ALTON OLIVERSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 45
- NORMAND PAUL PERRONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 32W, Line 47
From Biloxi
- LOUIS DOUGLAS RICHARDSONPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- BARNEY MCKINLEY GILES JRPrivate First Class · April 5, 1966
- DANNIEL NETTER JRCorporal · October 8, 1967
- TIMOTHY LEE ODELLPrivate First Class · April 27, 1968
- CALVIN EDWARD YOUNGStaff Sergeant · November 30, 1968
- ANGUS W MCALLISTER JRWarrant Officer 1 · February 24, 1969
- JOHN ALFRED FELSHERPrivate First Class · June 17, 1969
- ARDEN DALE ZHESpecialist Four · November 19, 1969
- LAWRENCE SCOTT MILLERCorporal · March 18, 1970
- TIMOTHY CLAY MCCARTHYSpecialist Four · June 24, 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.