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TONY R ARRIAGA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 7, 1938 – May 6, 1966
Service recordTony R Arriaga, of Waipahu, Hawaii, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 6, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 31
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)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 7, 1938
- Home of record
- Waipahu, Hawaii (Honolulu County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 6, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 6, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 93 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 31
- GEORGE LUDWIG STOLLSpecialist Four · May 5, 1966
- BRITT TELL JRPrivate First Class · May 5, 1966
- KENNETH DEANE THOMAS JRCaptain · May 5, 1966
- BARRIE VANE BARNESSpecialist Four · May 6, 1966
Same unit, same day
- BARRIE VANE BARNESSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 31
- JOHNNIE ELMER BUTLERPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 32
- OWEN WAYNE WORTHEYPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 38
From Waipahu
- ABRAHAM PANGANORANStaff Sergeant · May 12, 1967
- HENRY T ARAGONStaff Sergeant · August 23, 1967
- RODNEY SALVADOR CANTOHOSCorporal · February 13, 1968
- EUGENE CHARLES WIREGunnery Sergeant · February 23, 1968
- JOSEPH SAROCAMSergeant First Class · September 18, 1968
- ANDRES BALAIStaff Sergeant · December 16, 1968
- LARRY MELVIN ALCOSSpecialist Four · February 16, 1969
- THOMAS RICHARD ROOTSergeant · July 27, 1969
- FRANKLIN DANIEL SIBAYANSpecialist Four · July 28, 1969
- ROBERT K SPILLNERStaff Sergeant · August 18, 1969
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.