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JAMES EDWARD ARNOLD
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 29, 1944 – October 9, 1968
Service recordJames Edward Arnold, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on October 9, 1968, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 41W, Line 34 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 41W · Line 34
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
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- July 29, 1944
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 9, 1968
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date October 9, 1968; three of them were lost in Long An Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 41W, Line 34
- JOE EDDY ARNOLDCorporal · October 9, 1968
- SAMUEL LEE BOYD JRPrivate First Class · October 9, 1968
- ELIEZER DOMINGUEZ-CORTESPrivate First Class · October 9, 1968
- ROY SCOTT FISCHERPrivate First Class · October 9, 1968
Same unit, same day
- FRANCISCO HERRERA OLEACorporal · Panel 41W, Line 36
- JOE TRAVIS RUSSELLCorporal · Panel 41W, Line 37
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
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.