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ROBERT WILLIAM ARNOLD
Major · U.S. Army
October 13, 1934 – May 22, 1969
Service recordRobert William Arnold, of Lansing, Michigan, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on May 22, 1969, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 73
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 13, 1934
- Home of record
- Lansing, Michigan (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1969
- Age
- 34
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1969; two of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 73
- ROBERT LEE VAUGHN JRPrivate First Class · May 21, 1969
- JOHNNIE BOWEN WESTERVELTFireman · May 21, 1969
- GERALD LEE WILSONStaff Sergeant · May 21, 1969
- EARL PETER BEECHINGPrivate First Class · May 22, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHNNY LEON BRYANTCaptain · Panel 24W, Line 74
- THOMAS CARMINE DEPALMAFirst Lieutenant · Panel 24W, Line 76
- DOUGLAS FILLEBROWN MOOREWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 24W, Line 78
From Lansing
- JAMES HARRY MCCLAINCaptain · July 28, 1964
- KENNETH EARL WALKERCaptain · October 2, 1964
- LUGENE JACKIE CLARKPrivate · September 27, 1965
- JACK RUSSELL KOONEPrivate First Class · May 28, 1966
- LOUIS EUGENE WALTONSpecialist Five · June 27, 1966
- DANIEL SANDUAL CASTILLOLance Corporal · January 22, 1967
- ARTHUR WRIGHTSpecialist Four · February 21, 1967
- BRIAN LYNN COLBYLance Corporal · February 28, 1967
- GEORGE LEE CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · April 15, 1967
- DARYL EDSON ROLFECaptain · June 12, 1967
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.