Steven J. Prescott

Private 1st Class Prescott was Killed in Action while serving in Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division. Steven arrived in Vietnam only 2 weeks prior to being killed on May 8, 1968. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Expert Rifle Badge, and the Sharpshooter Badge. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal by the U.S. Government. He was also posthumously awarded the Military Merit Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm by the Government of the Republic of Vietnam,