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ARTHUR MEDINA
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 24, 1950 – August 23, 1970
Service recordArthur Medina, of Stafford, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 23, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 133 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 133
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- July 24, 1950
- Home of record
- Stafford, Texas (Fort Bend County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 23, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Thừa Thiên Province that day. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 133
- JAMES ROBERT HUNTChief Petty Officer · August 23, 1970
- GARY WILLIAM JONESCorporal · August 23, 1970
- DAVID WILLIAM OSBORNEStaff Sergeant · August 23, 1970
- JOHN DAVID PHILLIPSChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 23, 1970
From Stafford
- PEDRO MORENO ORTIZPrivate First Class · May 7, 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.