United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Stephen Lance Townsend
1950 – 1968
Vietnam Wall · Panel 42W
Sergeant Stephen Lance Townsend served in the U.S. Army. Stephen served with the 196 LIGHT INF BDE. Stephen served in the Vietnam War. Stephen was 18 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Gunshot wound
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Quang Tin
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INFANTRYMAN · QUANG TINAERO RIFLE PLT, B CO, 123RD AVN BN, AMERICAL DIV, USARVPay grade E04.
Branch
U.S. Army
Highest rank
Sergeant
War
Service Record
U.S. Army
Infantryman (11B)
INFANTRYMAN
QUANG TIN
1968
Pay grade E04.
Conflicts
Honors · 4 decorations
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Saint Helena Cemetery
- 1 monument carrying the name
In Our Keeping
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Stephen Lance Townsend
Sergeant
U.S. Army
- 1968
196th Infantry Brigade
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