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STEPHEN RICHARD BARKLEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 16, 1949 – May 24, 1970
Service recordStephen Richard Barkley, of Norwalk, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 24, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 89
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- June 16, 1949
- Home of record
- Norwalk, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 24, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date May 24, 1970; three of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 89
- RONALD MICHAEL BLUEStaff Sergeant · May 24, 1970
- ROBERT LEE BROCKCorporal · May 24, 1970
- DENNIE LYNN CARNETTSergeant · May 24, 1970
- DONALD ALLEN DAVISSergeant · May 24, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL PATRICK MURPHYSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 91
- DENNIS RAY SILVESANSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 92
- RUSSELL DAVID WATTSCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 92
- NICHOLAS WHITTIER VROOMANSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 93
From Norwalk
- JOE MANUEL SALINASPrivate First Class · July 20, 1965
- JUAN JOSE CASTROSergeant · March 23, 1966
- FRANK ARREY JRSergeant · September 21, 1966
- RAYMOND JEFFERSON ROSS JRPrivate First Class · October 17, 1966
- MICHAEL CLIFTON MILLERPrivate First Class · October 25, 1966
- ELBERT FRANK BLACKBURNPrivate First Class · March 16, 1967
- FELIX F F LEYVA-PARRA-FRIASPrivate First Class · April 8, 1967
- RICHARD BERNARD VAGNONEPrivate First Class · May 4, 1967
- IGNACIO PORTUGAL JRPrivate First Class · June 19, 1967
- JERRY PAIZSpecialist Four · December 7, 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.