Highest Honors POW / MIA
United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for
Headstone shared by 14 interments, including Howard David Stephenson
Headstone shared by 14 interments, including Howard David Stephenson
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Howard David Stephenson

Lieutenant Colonel
1937 – 1972
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 02W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Lieutenant Colonel Howard David Stephenson served in the U.S. Air Force. Howard served with the 16 SOS 8 TFW. Howard served in the Vietnam War. Howard was 34 years old.

How They Died
Manner Undetermined
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance Missing in action
Keepsakes
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 Shared stone
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 0 views
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 Shared stone
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 0 views
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
16TH SPECIAL OPS SQDN, 8TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF
1575Z: Electronic Warfare Officer
LTCOL
ELECTRONIC WARFARE OFFICER
BOLTON, MA
1972
Pay grade O05.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 02W · Line 123 cut as HOWARD D STEPHENSON
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 60
Grave 9553
In Our Keeping
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Howard David Stephenson
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Air Force
- 1972
8th Tactical Fighter Wing
Lieutenant Colonel
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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