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ARTHUR MERINO FLORES
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 5, 1946 – July 21, 1968
Service recordArthur Merino Flores, of Austin, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on July 21, 1968, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 51W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51W · Line 25
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)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 5, 1946
- Home of record
- Austin, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 21, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 21, 1968; ten of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 51W, Line 25
- DAVID JOHN ECKENRODESecond Lieutenant · July 21, 1968
- SAM JOSEPH FAVATASpecialist Four · July 21, 1968
- SHERMAN EDWARD FLANAGAN JRLieutenant Colonel · July 21, 1968
- WILLIAM HENRY FOSTERSergeant · July 21, 1968
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD GARLAND ASH JRSergeant · Panel 51W, Line 23
- RUSSEL E BUTLERPrivate First Class · Panel 51W, Line 23
- JIMMY CONCEPCION-CHAPMANCorporal · Panel 51W, Line 24
- CHARLES L CALLAHAN IIIWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 51W, Line 26
- BRIAN STUART KRILLPrivate First Class · Panel 51W, Line 26
- CHARLES LOUIS MYERS JRSergeant · Panel 51W, Line 27
- ROBERT WARREN PARENTSpecialist Five · Panel 51W, Line 28
- ROBERT DOUGLAS STONEStaff Sergeant · Panel 51W, Line 28
- RALPH JOHN WILLARDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 51W, Line 28
- LEONARD KEITH STEWARTCorporal · Panel 51W, Line 29
From Austin
- RONNY LOUIS WOODMANSEEFirst Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- NATHANAEL LEEPrivate First Class · June 29, 1965
- VICTOR FLORES JRLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- JOHN PAUL ROLANDLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- JOE MORENOPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- ALLEN ROBERT SPINKSSpecialist Four · January 4, 1966
- ERIC SACKETTPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- KENNETH DEE GILMOREFirst Lieutenant · January 31, 1966
- DANIEL TIENDACorporal · March 21, 1966
- THOMAS HOWARD CARUTHERSPrivate · April 18, 1966
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.