In Memory of......... PFC John Steiner Stuckey, Jr.
*** Private First Class Stuckey was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 11, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when he was killed in action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN STEINER STUCKEY,JR. Army PFC E3 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth May 30, 1946
From: CLOVERDALE, IN
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John Steiner Stuckey, Born Mar. 29, 1921 and Died Feb. 18, 2002. Mother, Azelie R. Roberts Stuckey, Born Feb. 18, 1923 and Died July 9, 2009. Has a sister, Deb. Maternal Grandparents are Lawrence J. and Ella Chase O'Donnell Stuckey.
***** Grandmother – Dad's Mother.
Agnes Steiner Stuckey
Birth: Oct. 16, 1895-Death: Nov. 17, 1977
Burial: Cloverdale Cemetery, Cloverdale, Putnam County
Indiana. Paternal Grandmother-Find A Grave # 52475304
***** John, I work with your now brother-in-law. I have provided your sister with maps and pictures of the area where you were last seen. I also wear your POW/MIA bracelet, I had one made for Deb also. She will make the call as to whether to show your Mother or not the maps and photos. Stand down my brother, your watch is done.
Harold L. Valentine
Friend of the family
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Nov 11, 1967
Casualty was on Nov 11, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was not recovered
Panel 29E - Line 77
Other Personnel In Incident:
John Steiner Stuckey, Jr. Born: May 30, 1946 in Green Castle, IN-Home City of Record: Cloverdale, IN-Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Edwin Juan Martinez-Mercado Born: December 7, 1946, in San German, PR-Home City of Record: New York, NY-Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Gary Francis Shaw Born: March 13, 1948 in Windsor, Nova Scotia-Home City of Record: Toledo, OH-Unit: A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 19th Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Robert Milton Staton, Jr. Born: November 26, 1947, in New York, NY-Home City of Record: Jamesville NC-Unit: 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
On 11 November 1967, PFC Edwin J. Martinez-Mercado, PFC Gary F. Shaw, Pvt. John S. Stuckey, Jr. and SP4 Robert M. Staton, Jr. were assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Company C located and engaged an enemy force of unknown size. During the fierce firefight that ensued, PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton were mortally wounded by enemy ground fire.
Following the battle, all four soldiers were examined by the patrol's medic and judged to be dead.
Because of the hour and the unstable tactical situation, only the living could be extracted by helicopter from the battlefield leaving the bodies of the dead on the battlefield for later recovery.
A few days later a search and recovery (SAR) team was inserted into the battle site. The SAR team thoroughly searched in and around the area, but were unable to locate the bodies of Gary Shaw, Edwin Martinez-Mercado, John Stuckey and Robert Staton.
Likewise, they found no signs of freshly dug graves.
At the time the ground search was terminated, all four men were reported as Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
For PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton, there is no doubt of their fate.
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Find A Grave contributor Michael St. Mark has sponsored your memorial for John Stuckey.
Thank you...
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*** Private First Class Stuckey was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 11, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when he was killed in action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN STEINER STUCKEY,JR. Army PFC E3 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth May 30, 1946
From: CLOVERDALE, IN
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John Steiner Stuckey, Born Mar. 29, 1921 and Died Feb. 18, 2002. Mother, Azelie R. Roberts Stuckey, Born Feb. 18, 1923 and Died July 9, 2009. Has a sister, Deb. Maternal Grandparents are Lawrence J. and Ella Chase O'Donnell Stuckey.
***** Grandmother – Dad's Mother.
Agnes Steiner Stuckey
Birth: Oct. 16, 1895-Death: Nov. 17, 1977
Burial: Cloverdale Cemetery, Cloverdale, Putnam County
Indiana. Paternal Grandmother-Find A Grave # 52475304
***** John, I work with your now brother-in-law. I have provided your sister with maps and pictures of the area where you were last seen. I also wear your POW/MIA bracelet, I had one made for Deb also. She will make the call as to whether to show your Mother or not the maps and photos. Stand down my brother, your watch is done.
Harold L. Valentine
Friend of the family
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Nov 11, 1967
Casualty was on Nov 11, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was not recovered
Panel 29E - Line 77
Other Personnel In Incident:
John Steiner Stuckey, Jr. Born: May 30, 1946 in Green Castle, IN-Home City of Record: Cloverdale, IN-Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Edwin Juan Martinez-Mercado Born: December 7, 1946, in San German, PR-Home City of Record: New York, NY-Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Gary Francis Shaw Born: March 13, 1948 in Windsor, Nova Scotia-Home City of Record: Toledo, OH-Unit: A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 19th Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Robert Milton Staton, Jr. Born: November 26, 1947, in New York, NY-Home City of Record: Jamesville NC-Unit: 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
On 11 November 1967, PFC Edwin J. Martinez-Mercado, PFC Gary F. Shaw, Pvt. John S. Stuckey, Jr. and SP4 Robert M. Staton, Jr. were assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Company C located and engaged an enemy force of unknown size. During the fierce firefight that ensued, PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton were mortally wounded by enemy ground fire.
Following the battle, all four soldiers were examined by the patrol's medic and judged to be dead.
Because of the hour and the unstable tactical situation, only the living could be extracted by helicopter from the battlefield leaving the bodies of the dead on the battlefield for later recovery.
A few days later a search and recovery (SAR) team was inserted into the battle site. The SAR team thoroughly searched in and around the area, but were unable to locate the bodies of Gary Shaw, Edwin Martinez-Mercado, John Stuckey and Robert Staton.
Likewise, they found no signs of freshly dug graves.
At the time the ground search was terminated, all four men were reported as Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
For PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton, there is no doubt of their fate.
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Find A Grave contributor Michael St. Mark has sponsored your memorial for John Stuckey.
Thank you...
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.
In Memory of......... PFC John Steiner Stuckey, Jr.
*** Private First Class Stuckey was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 11, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when he was killed in action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN STEINER STUCKEY,JR. Army PFC E3 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth May 30, 1946
From: CLOVERDALE, IN
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John Steiner Stuckey, Born Mar. 29, 1921 and Died Feb. 18, 2002. Mother, Azelie R. Roberts Stuckey, Born Feb. 18, 1923 and Died July 9, 2009. Has a sister, Deb. Maternal Grandparents are Lawrence J. and Ella Chase O'Donnell Stuckey.
***** Grandmother – Dad's Mother.
Agnes Steiner Stuckey
Birth: Oct. 16, 1895-Death: Nov. 17, 1977
Burial: Cloverdale Cemetery, Cloverdale, Putnam County
Indiana. Paternal Grandmother-Find A Grave # 52475304
***** John, I work with your now brother-in-law. I have provided your sister with maps and pictures of the area where you were last seen. I also wear your POW/MIA bracelet, I had one made for Deb also. She will make the call as to whether to show your Mother or not the maps and photos. Stand down my brother, your watch is done.
Harold L. Valentine
Friend of the family
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Nov 11, 1967
Casualty was on Nov 11, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was not recovered
Panel 29E - Line 77
Other Personnel In Incident:
John Steiner Stuckey, Jr. Born: May 30, 1946 in Green Castle, IN-Home City of Record: Cloverdale, IN-Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Edwin Juan Martinez-Mercado Born: December 7, 1946, in San German, PR-Home City of Record: New York, NY-Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Gary Francis Shaw Born: March 13, 1948 in Windsor, Nova Scotia-Home City of Record: Toledo, OH-Unit: A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 19th Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Robert Milton Staton, Jr. Born: November 26, 1947, in New York, NY-Home City of Record: Jamesville NC-Unit: 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
On 11 November 1967, PFC Edwin J. Martinez-Mercado, PFC Gary F. Shaw, Pvt. John S. Stuckey, Jr. and SP4 Robert M. Staton, Jr. were assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Company C located and engaged an enemy force of unknown size. During the fierce firefight that ensued, PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton were mortally wounded by enemy ground fire.
Following the battle, all four soldiers were examined by the patrol's medic and judged to be dead.
Because of the hour and the unstable tactical situation, only the living could be extracted by helicopter from the battlefield leaving the bodies of the dead on the battlefield for later recovery.
A few days later a search and recovery (SAR) team was inserted into the battle site. The SAR team thoroughly searched in and around the area, but were unable to locate the bodies of Gary Shaw, Edwin Martinez-Mercado, John Stuckey and Robert Staton.
Likewise, they found no signs of freshly dug graves.
At the time the ground search was terminated, all four men were reported as Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
For PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton, there is no doubt of their fate.
************************************************
Find A Grave contributor Michael St. Mark has sponsored your memorial for John Stuckey.
Thank you...
***************************************
.
*** Private First Class Stuckey was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 11, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when he was killed in action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN STEINER STUCKEY,JR. Army PFC E3 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth May 30, 1946
From: CLOVERDALE, IN
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John Steiner Stuckey, Born Mar. 29, 1921 and Died Feb. 18, 2002. Mother, Azelie R. Roberts Stuckey, Born Feb. 18, 1923 and Died July 9, 2009. Has a sister, Deb. Maternal Grandparents are Lawrence J. and Ella Chase O'Donnell Stuckey.
***** Grandmother – Dad's Mother.
Agnes Steiner Stuckey
Birth: Oct. 16, 1895-Death: Nov. 17, 1977
Burial: Cloverdale Cemetery, Cloverdale, Putnam County
Indiana. Paternal Grandmother-Find A Grave # 52475304
***** John, I work with your now brother-in-law. I have provided your sister with maps and pictures of the area where you were last seen. I also wear your POW/MIA bracelet, I had one made for Deb also. She will make the call as to whether to show your Mother or not the maps and photos. Stand down my brother, your watch is done.
Harold L. Valentine
Friend of the family
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Nov 11, 1967
Casualty was on Nov 11, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was not recovered
Panel 29E - Line 77
Other Personnel In Incident:
John Steiner Stuckey, Jr. Born: May 30, 1946 in Green Castle, IN-Home City of Record: Cloverdale, IN-Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Edwin Juan Martinez-Mercado Born: December 7, 1946, in San German, PR-Home City of Record: New York, NY-Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Gary Francis Shaw Born: March 13, 1948 in Windsor, Nova Scotia-Home City of Record: Toledo, OH-Unit: A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 19th Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
Robert Milton Staton, Jr. Born: November 26, 1947, in New York, NY-Home City of Record: Jamesville NC-Unit: 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade - KIA/Body Not Recovered
On 11 November 1967, PFC Edwin J. Martinez-Mercado, PFC Gary F. Shaw, Pvt. John S. Stuckey, Jr. and SP4 Robert M. Staton, Jr. were assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Company C located and engaged an enemy force of unknown size. During the fierce firefight that ensued, PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton were mortally wounded by enemy ground fire.
Following the battle, all four soldiers were examined by the patrol's medic and judged to be dead.
Because of the hour and the unstable tactical situation, only the living could be extracted by helicopter from the battlefield leaving the bodies of the dead on the battlefield for later recovery.
A few days later a search and recovery (SAR) team was inserted into the battle site. The SAR team thoroughly searched in and around the area, but were unable to locate the bodies of Gary Shaw, Edwin Martinez-Mercado, John Stuckey and Robert Staton.
Likewise, they found no signs of freshly dug graves.
At the time the ground search was terminated, all four men were reported as Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
For PFC Martinez-Mercado, PFC Shaw, Pvt. Stuckey and SP4 Staton, there is no doubt of their fate.
************************************************
Find A Grave contributor Michael St. Mark has sponsored your memorial for John Stuckey.
Thank you...
***************************************
.
