Veteran
Veteran
James M Arries KIA
Service Branch
Marine Corps
Service Period
1967
War / Conflict
Vietnam
Country(s) Served In
Vietnam KIA
Vietnam Veteran
Vietnam Service Period
In country
Units Served In, in Vietnam
Co C 1st Bn, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Positions and Jobs Held, in Vietnam
PFC
Vietnam Story
on April 1, 1967 PFC Arries was on patrol with Co C 1st BN. near Chu Lai, South Vietnam. The patrol was on a search and destroy mission in heavy brush, when at approximately 2:00 pm, when PFC Arries hit a concealed trip wire detonating an explosive device that mortally wounded him. He was 21.
Date of Death
03-01-1967
Cemetery
Thompson Valley Cemetery