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ARTHUR SLOAN JR
Master Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
December 2, 1928 – November 28, 1967
Service recordArthur Sloan JR, of Graceville, Florida, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on November 28, 1967, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 31E, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31E · Line 1
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Master Sergeant (MSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- December 2, 1928
- Home of record
- Graceville, Florida (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 28, 1967
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date November 28, 1967; he was the only one lost in Phu Yen Province that day. In November 1967, 1,133 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 31E, Line 1
- THOMAS FREDRICK SANDOVALStaff Sergeant · November 28, 1967
- DENNIS ROBERT SCHMIDTAirman · November 28, 1967
- BENNIE ALLEN SMITHSpecialist Four · November 28, 1967
- MINORU TANAKAStaff Sergeant · November 28, 1967
From Graceville
- ALBERT EARL PATRICKPrivate First Class · February 14, 1968
- JOSEPH MICHAEL PRICESpecialist Four · May 15, 1969
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.