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STEPHEN ARTHUR KRAMER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 3, 1948 – January 27, 1970
Service recordStephen Arthur Kramer, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 27, 1970, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 71
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- July 3, 1948
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 27, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date January 27, 1970. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 71
- WAIN PERRY CRAIGSpecialist Four · January 27, 1970
- RICHARD ALLISON DORNELLASStaff Sergeant · January 27, 1970
- PRESTON LEE HALLSpecialist Four · January 27, 1970
- EVERETT DELOY HERRENCaptain · January 27, 1970
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNONSergeant · May 29, 1965
- JOHN THOMAS STICHERWarrant Officer 1 · December 6, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 1967
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.