Major Stephen W. Pless (Vietnam) is listed as a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/barrancas.asp.


He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, for outstanding flying skills in the rescue of wounded soldiers near Quang Nai, in the Republic of Vietnam, August 19, 1967. Pless died in 1969.

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More information on Steve Pless https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/Capt-Stephen-Wesley-Pless/

Major Stephen W. Pless (Vietnam) is listed as a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/barrancas.asp.


He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, for outstanding flying skills in the rescue of wounded soldiers near Quang Nai, in the Republic of Vietnam, August 19, 1967. Pless died in 1969

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