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ARTHUR WILLIAM KERNS
Private · U.S. Army
November 20, 1946 – December 23, 1966
Service recordArthur William Kerns, of El Paso, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on December 23, 1966, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 74
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 2 BN 14 INF
- Born
- November 20, 1946
- Home of record
- El Paso, Texas (El Paso County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 23, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date December 23, 1966; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In December 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 13E, Line 74
- STEPHEN ERNEST DUKEHARTPrivate · December 23, 1966
- BROWNIE HALLStaff Sergeant · December 23, 1966
- JOHN STERLING HALLLance Corporal · December 23, 1966
- ANTONE PERRY JRPetty Officer Third Class · December 23, 1966
From El Paso
- ROBERTO SAMANIEGOCaptain · June 19, 1965
- ROBERT ALLAN EIBERCaptain · June 25, 1965
- MARCOS HERNANDEZSergeant · October 30, 1965
- JOHN FREDERICK MCDERMOTTSpecialist Four · November 18, 1965
- ROBERTO ITUARTESergeant · December 11, 1965
- CHARLES ALAN ROBERTSCaptain · December 26, 1965
- WALLACE KINGSLEY SINERCaptain · January 5, 1966
- WENDELL RAY WHEATLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- HAROLD PAUL KINDLEBERGERFirst Lieutenant · May 11, 1966
- PEDRO MUNOZHospitalman · May 12, 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.