Steven Morris Hastings

Vietnam War
Unit240th Aviation Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromBaldwin Park California
Date of DeathAugust 1 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Staff Sergeant Hastings was a member of 240th Assault Helicopter Company, 214th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group. On August 1, 1968, he was the crew chief of a Bell Huey Utility Helicopter (UH-1C) on a combat mission and ran into bad weather. The aircraft was diverted to Song Be, South Vietnam but never reached it. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.