Arthur Roger Dukes Jr. (1944 - 1968)

Born 2 Dec 1944 in Coral Gables, Dade, Florida, United States

Died 17 Jul 1968 at age 23 in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam

Biography

Arthur Dukes Jr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Sgt Arthur Dukes Jr. was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Sgt Arthur Dukes Jr. served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): B CO, 3RD BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Service ended:

He was killed in action in Vietnam in 1968.^[1][2]

Service Information

Arthur Roger Dukes Jr ON THE WALL: Panel W52 Line 42 This page Copyright© 1997-2018 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Coral Gables, FL Date of birth: 12/02/1944 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: Army of the United States Grade at loss: E5 Rank: Sergeant Promotion Note: None ID No: 67083977 MOS: 11B40: Infantryman Length Service: 01 Unit: B CO, 3RD BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 12/06/1967 Incident Date: Not Recorded Casualty Date: 07/17/1968 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 23 (based on date declared dead) Location: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died of wounds Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire URL: https:/www.VirtualWall.org/dd/DukesAR01a.htm Data accessed: 7/11/2019^[3]

The application for his headstone named his father, Arthur Dukes of Belle Glade, Florida.^[4]

Sgt Arthur Roger Dukes was buried at Foreverglades Cemetery, Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida on 29 Jul 1968.^[5]

On 29 Oct 1968 at the family residence, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dukes, who both worked at Gressinger & Sons Farms, were presented three posthumus rewards for Sgt Dukes, by a representative of the US Army: Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, according to The Palm Beach Post.^[6]

Research Notes

• Dukes-853 is NOT the Arthur Dukes Jr. born 18 Dec 1942 in Panama City, Florida to Arthur Dukes and Sallie Dukes, died 22 Oct 2001 in Orlando, Florida.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 571687. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90083248/arthur-roger-dukes: accessed 16 May 2023), memorial page for SGT Arthur Roger Dukes Jr. (2 Dec 1944–17 Jul 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90083248, citing Foreverglades Cemetery, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
3. ↑ “Sgt Arthur Roger Dukes, Jr.” Sgt Arthur Roger Dukes, Jr, Coral Gables, FL on Www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, VirtualWall.org Ltd ®(TM), 29 June 2018, www.virtualwall.org/dw/WardJL01a.htm.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #3108812 (accessed 26 June 2023)
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #90083248
   Ancestry Record 60525 #118117150 (accessed 26 June 2023)
6. ↑ 1968 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) Tue, Oct 29, 1968, page 14
   Newspapers Clip: 8020760 (accessed 26 June 2023)

• “Sgt Arthur Roger Dukes, Jr.” Sgt Arthur Roger Dukes, Jr, Coral Gables, FL on Www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, VirtualWall.org Ltd ®(TM), 29 June 2018, www.virtualwall.org/dw/WardJL01a.htm.