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STEPHEN WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Seaman · U.S. Navy
September 4, 1945 – January 19, 1969
Service recordStephen William McKinley, of Hilmar, California, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on January 19, 1969, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 34W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34W · Line 35
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. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Unit (as recorded)
- USNAVFORV
- Born
- September 4, 1945
- Home of record
- Hilmar, California (Merced County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 19, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 19, 1969; two of them were lost in Binh Thuy Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “USNAVFORV”, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34W, Line 35
- JERRY LEE WARBRITTONPrivate First Class · January 18, 1969
- DAVID WILLIAMS JRStaff Sergeant · January 18, 1969
- RICHARD BRUCE APLANDSergeant · January 19, 1969
- DAVID RAYMOND BALZARINIPrivate First Class · January 19, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DAVID CHARLES HALLPetty Officer Third Class · Panel 34W, Line 36
- PAUL AUGUST HOLTZSeaman · Panel 34W, Line 38
- LLOYD EDWARD JONESPetty Officer Second Class · Panel 27W, Line 68
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.