George J. Stephens
Private First Class
C Company
2nd Battalion
7th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Born: June 1, 1946
Died: November 17, 1965
Awards: Purple Heart
Panel 3E, Line 95
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Introduction
Private First Class George J. Stephens was born on June 1, 1946. His home of record is Camden, NJ.
George J. Stephens served in the US Army and attained the rank of Private First Class. His tour of duty in Vietnam began on August 16, 1965.
Stephens was killed in action by small arms fire on November 17, 1965, one of 234 American soldiers lost, including Staff Sergeant Sidney Cohen of Camden, New Jersey, in fighting at Ia Drang, dramatized by Mel Gibson in his film We Were Soldiers.
He is memorialized on Panel 3E, Line 95 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Remembered by Friends
Friend of the Cav
A tribute to George, one of the 234 young Americans who died in three days of fighting in LZ-Xray & Albany, November 1965, in The Valley Of Death, the Ia Drang. Lest we forget our fallen heroes, those who gave the last measure of devotion. May their souls’ be cradled in The Arms Of The Lord Forever.
Doug Connor
Thursday, May 25, 2000
rest well my cav brother
Mark Kapinos
Sunday, June 01, 2003