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STEFANO GIARDINA
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 5, 1948 – June 10, 1970
Service recordStefano Giardina, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on June 10, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 38
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 5, 1948
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 38
- EDWARD LOUIS EVANSSpecialist Four · June 10, 1970
- JIMMY LEON GOODELLLance Corporal · June 10, 1970
- DALE EDWARD GREIFEWarrant Officer 1 · June 10, 1970
- LOWELL GEORGE HARDMEYERSpecialist Four · June 10, 1970
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.