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STEVEN J PERRY
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 23, 1950 – December 28, 1968
Service recordSteven J Perry, of Salt Lake City, Utah, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 28, 1968, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 36W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 36W · Line 86
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
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 23, 1950
- Home of record
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Salt Lake County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 28, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date December 28, 1968; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In December 1968, 855 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 36W, Line 86
- GERALD GREYDON MCGINLEYLance Corporal · December 28, 1968
- WILLIAM EDGAR MCGUIREStaff Sergeant · December 28, 1968
- THOMAS PAYNE PETERSONFirst Lieutenant · December 28, 1968
- STEPHEN CHESTER PONTY JRSpecialist Four · December 28, 1968
Same unit, same day
- GERALD DAVID MARKLANDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 36W, Line 83
- WILLIAM EARL MCDONALD JRMajor · Panel 36W, Line 85
- STEPHEN CHESTER PONTY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 36W, Line 86
- RICHARD CARL PUGHWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 36W, Line 87
- DONALD J SHANGWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 36W, Line 87
- JAMES GREER WRIGHT SRSergeant First Class · Panel 35W, Line 1
From Salt Lake City
- DONALD VERNON MCGREGORCaptain · August 13, 1963
- REED GEORGE JENSENMajor · July 28, 1964
- FRANCIS JOHN DUNC DELMARKLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- DON RICHARD HOODCaptain · October 2, 1965
- WILLIAM LEE MILLERPrivate First Class · October 24, 1965
- ROBERT LEE STOKESSergeant · November 15, 1965
- ROBERT LEE CRAFTPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- RICHARD DENNIS PARKERSpecialist Four · January 30, 1966
- DAVID J BROADHEADPrivate First Class · February 7, 1966
- THOMAS GAVIN WALSTERLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 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.