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STEVEN MICHAEL JANEDA
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
August 6, 1949 – May 26, 1970
Service recordSteven Michael Janeda, of New Matamoras, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 104 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 104
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Teletype Operator (05C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- August 6, 1949
- Home of record
- New Matamoras, Ohio (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1970; he was the only one lost in Pleiku Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 SIGNAL BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 104
- DAVID KEITH JOHNSONSergeant · May 26, 1970
- CLARENCE ROSAIRE LAVOIEPrivate First Class · May 26, 1970
- THOMAS ARTHUR LOLLARSergeant · May 26, 1970
- EDWARD MARTIN MILLERStaff Sergeant · May 26, 1970
From New Matamoras
- FRANCIS WAYNE BEAGLESergeant · January 5, 1966
- CHARLES WILLIAM PIATTLance Corporal · September 4, 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.