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STEPHEN JAMES HADLEY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 6, 1950 – May 15, 1971
Service recordStephen James Hadley, of Chatham, New Jersey, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 15, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 36
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 6, 1950
- Home of record
- Chatham, New Jersey (Morris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 15, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date May 15, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 36
- CLYDE DAVISSpecialist Four · May 15, 1971
- CHARLES THOMAS MEADOWSSpecialist Four · May 15, 1971
- THOMAS EDWARD SNOWDENSergeant · May 15, 1971
- CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL WINTERSSpecialist Four · May 15, 1971
From Chatham
- ROBERT BRUCE GILRAY JRSecond Lieutenant · September 7, 1968
- ROBERT EMMETT PIERSONPrivate First Class · March 21, 1969
- GUY FREDERICK JOHNSONWarrant Officer 1 · March 26, 1969
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.