Wayne Allen Arakaki (1944 - 1964)

Born 10 May 1944 in Hawaii, United States

Died 29 Jun 1964 at age 20 in Republic of South Vietnam

Biography

Parents

Kenneth & Ruth Arakaki

Military Service

Private First Class Wayne Arakaki was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

PFC Wayne Arakaki served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1963
Unit(s): 114th Aviation Company
Service ended: June 29, 1964

Name: Wayne Allen Arakaki

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 29 Jun 1964

Event Place: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Province: Province and MR Unknown - Province and MR Unknown

Cause of Death: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea

Casualty Type Note: Hostile - Killed

Military Service Branch: DA [Department of the Army]

Military Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)

Military Command: 1st Aviation Brigade

Military Company or Battery: 114th Aviation Company

Military Rank: Private First Class

Service Number: 10119012

Birth Date: 10 May 1944

Age: 20

Religion: Roman Catholic

Marital Status: Single

Citizenship Status: U.S.

Race: Mongolian

Residence Place: Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States

Panel: 01E Line Number: 056

Distinguished Flying Cross (awarded posthumously)

Purple Heart

Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Burial

Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery, Kaneohe, Hawaii

Sources

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXT-TRD : 12 December 2014), Wayne Allen Arakaki, 29 Jun 1964; citing , Province and Military Region Unknown, South Vietnam, panel 01E, line 056, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZW-Z5H : 12 December 2014), Wayne Allen Arakaki, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 October 2020), memorial page for PFC Wayne Allen Arakaki (10 May 1944–29 Jun 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #211535014, citing Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA ; Maintained by Ken Davis (contributor 47969698) .

• Together We Served - Wayne A Arakaki