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JAMES DANIEL AGUILAR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 1, 1950 – May 20, 1971
Service recordJames Daniel Aguilar, of Central Heights, Arizona, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 42
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Central Heights, Arizona (Gila County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1971; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 42
- ROBERT GRAHAM BRUCEWarrant Officer 1 · May 20, 1971
- LOWELL THOMAS GLOSSUPSergeant First Class · May 20, 1971
- SCOTT HERBERT NEWPORTCaptain · May 20, 1971
- TERRANCE RICHARD SCHENESpecialist Four · May 20, 1971
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.