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STEPHEN HARDER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 18, 1944 – March 11, 1969
Service recordStephen Harder, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 11, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 29W, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29W · Line 9
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Meteorological Observer (93E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 18, 1944
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 11, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date March 11, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 156 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 29W, Line 9
- PAUL ELLIS GARRETTLieutenant Colonel · March 8, 1969
- TERRELL THOMAS HAMSpecialist Four · March 11, 1969
- LEWIS CRAIG HARRISPetty Officer Third Class · March 11, 1969
- LARRY LEON HODGESSpecialist Four · March 11, 1969
- LARRY ANTHONY JACKSONSpecialist Four · March 11, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROGER EDWARD DENNYSpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 6
- WHITNEY T FERGUSON IIIPrivate First Class · Panel 29W, Line 7
- MICHAEL JEROME GRUENWALDPrivate First Class · Panel 29W, Line 8
- JOHN RICHARD JACKSONSergeant · Panel 29W, Line 10
- TOMMY LEE ROBINSONPrivate First Class · Panel 29W, Line 13
- HOWARD RAY THOMAS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 16
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
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.