THE WALL OF FACES

PFC Wayne Arakaki is buried at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Private First Class Wayne Allen Arakaki was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism and extraordinary achievement while engaged in aerial flight.
He served as a Helicopter Repairer Instructor and Aircraft Crewman. He was assigned to the 114TH AHC, DELTA AVN BN, US ARMY SPT CMD VIETNAM.
See https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/1305/WAYNE-A-ARAKAKI/

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Rest in eternal peace.

On June 29, 1964, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B (tail number 62-01919) “Smoke ship” from the 114th Assault Helicopter Company crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from a remote outpost in Kien Phong Province, RVN. The lead aircraft returned and found the crash site with no survivors. The lost crew reportedly made no radio transmissions before going down. They included aircraft commander 1LT Gerald W. Davidson, pilot WO1 Ralph A. Dunn, crew chief PFC Wayne A. Arakaki, and gunner PFC Everette L. Donaldson. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and vhpa.org]

DEAR PFC ARAKAKI,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ARMY HUEY - UH-1 HELICOPTER REPAIRER - INSTRUCTOR. REST IN PEACE.