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STEPHEN EUGENE LAIER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 1, 1947 – February 15, 1966
Service recordStephen Eugene Laier, of Ft Wayne, Indiana, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · 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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Mechanical Maintenance Helper (63A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- July 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Ft Wayne, Indiana (Allen County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1966
- Age
- 18
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 83 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 38
- DAVID LUTHER FISHERSpecialist Four · February 15, 1966
- JIMMY GONZALESCorporal · February 15, 1966
- OSCAR MAUTERERColonel · February 15, 1966
- ROBERT ORTOGERO NATARTESergeant · February 15, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ANTHONY ROBERT VALENTINOPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 39
- ERNEST WATSONPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 40
From Ft Wayne
- LYNN HARLEY ROTHENBUHLERSecond Lieutenant · December 28, 1963
- JOHN EDWARD KINGCaptain · December 11, 1964
- MERLE O VANALSTINEStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1965
- MERLIN EUGENE MARQUARDTLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- TERRY TIM WRIGHTPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- DONALD ROSS GRIBLERSpecialist Four · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERT WALLACESergeant · February 14, 1966
- MAJOR ARNOLD JRLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- MARIO CLAYTON KITTSCorporal · March 5, 1966
- RONNIE ELMON HALLPrivate First Class · March 28, 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.