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JOAQUIN ARZUAGA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 10, 1944 – May 5, 1967
Service recordJoaquin Arzuaga, of New York, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 5, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · 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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 10, 1944
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 5, 1967
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date May 5, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 42
- DONALD LEWIS WINCKLERLance Corporal · May 4, 1967
- LAWRENCE PAUL BERECHPrivate First Class · May 5, 1967
- JOHNNY BLACKMONCorporal · May 5, 1967
- MARTIN CAVAZOSCorporal · May 5, 1967
Same unit, same day
- PAUL J HICKSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 19E, Line 43
- MELVIN ONEAL JRSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 44
- EDWARD JOSEPH WEIDENBACHChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 19E, Line 44
- JOSEPH PAUL RANDOPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 45
- GARY WAYNE RODRIGUESSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 45
- DONALD JAMES SHEEHYSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 46
- ARISTON R TALAN JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 19E, Line 46
- PIKE POWERS MAYOPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 47
- FRANK CHICO TORRES JRSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 47
- WILLIAM ERNEST WHITE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 47
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 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.