John S. Stephens

Died: March 15, 2007

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Unit: 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division

Branch: U.S. Army

Sergeant First Class John S. Stephens was killed when his patrol came under enemy attack in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 15, 2007. He was serving with the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Stephens was driving a command vehicle when it was hit by an improvised explosive device. He died from the wounds he received in the blast. Stephens’ funeral service took place in his hometown of La Grande, Oregon, on March 26, 2007. He was escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders to his final resting place in Grandview Cemetery.