US PARAS 2 Stefko, William Charles

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Stefko​

• FORENAME

William Charles​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ and HQ Company,4 Bn)​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

152366906​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th January 1970​

• AGE

22​

• GRAVESITE

Holy Cross Cemetery,North Arlington,Bergen County,New Jersey Block 26 Section G Grave 74 1A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Bayonne,New Jersey​

born 15.6.1947​

husband of Anita (nee Milliard) Stefko (1 son Billy born soon after his father's death)​

graduated St Joseph's School​

graduated St Peter's Preparatory School​

attended St Peter's College 1965-67​

entered service October 1967​

Fort Polk,Louisiana (basic training)​

Fort Knox,Kentucky (radio school)​

graduated OCS,Fort Benning,Georgia 1968-69​

US Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School,Fort Bragg,North Carolina March - October 1969​

503 IR 3.12.1969​

award Bronze Star​

promoted First Lieutenant posthumously​

KIA Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 14W Line 17​

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Holmdel,New Jersey​

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