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STEVEN JAMES WILLIAMS
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 31, 1948 – April 1, 1970
Service recordSteven James Williams, of Portland, Oregon, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 78
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 31, 1948
- Home of record
- Portland, Oregon (Multnomah County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1970; 27 of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 78
- THOMAS EDWARD WILSONStaff Sergeant · April 1, 1970
- JOHN EDWARD YOUNGCorporal · April 1, 1970
- DONALD GLENN ARMSTRONGSergeant First Class · April 2, 1970
- MICHAEL EDWARD BORGESSergeant · April 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BOBBY LEE BARKERCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 64
- BENJAMIN V CHILDRESS JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 64
- THOMAS RAY BOWENPrivate First Class · Panel 12W, Line 65
- CLEAVELAND FLOYD BRIDGMANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 12W, Line 65
- BILLY PAT CARLISLECorporal · Panel 12W, Line 66
- DAVID GEORGE DRAGOSAVACSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 66
- LEROY JAMES FASCHINGCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 67
- SYRIAC HEBERT JRSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 68
- ROBERT ALLEN HILLSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 68
- MICHAEL RICHARD PATTERSONCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 69
- ROBERT HARRISON LANE JRSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 70
- NATHAN JAMES MANNCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 71
- ROGER JAMES MCINERNY JRPrivate First Class · Panel 12W, Line 72
- THOMAS JOSEPH MURPHYSpecialist Four · Panel 12W, Line 72
- SIDNEY E PLATTENBURGERSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 73
- GERALD RAY POLLARD JRSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 73
- GERALD WAYNE PURDONSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 73
- KLAUS DIETER SCHLIEBENCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 75
- VINTURE SCIARRETTISpecialist Four · Panel 12W, Line 75
- JOHN LEE SMITHCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 75
- BRENT ANTHONY STREETSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 76
- CASEY OWEN WALLERSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 77
From Portland
- RICHARD DALE BENZELSergeant First Class · December 6, 1962
- GEORGE WILLIAM WATSONSpecialist Five · December 18, 1963
- HAROLD JAMES ROBERTS JRMaster Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- TYRRELL GORDON LOWRYCaptain · June 18, 1965
- WILLIAM JOHN LAGRANDChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 5, 1965
- LARRY ALAN LINDSEYPrivate First Class · September 6, 1965
- DONALD WALTER LOVETTSpecialist Four · December 8, 1965
- DAVID JOHN BYSTEDTLance Corporal · January 11, 1966
- RAYMOND EARL BROWNLance Corporal · January 12, 1966
- JAMES LEE GARDNERCorporal · February 2, 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.